Is Earth Being Monitored By Aliens? | Robin Hanson

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Is Earth being monitored by an advanced civilization one million years ahead of us? And does this alien civilization actually share an ancient past with humanity? Economist Robin Hanson explores a provocative theory suggesting that highly evolved extraterrestrials may be subtly observing us—either as caretakers or as part of a long-running experiment. From there, the conversation delves into the intricacies of academic funding and the peer review process.

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Links Mentioned:

- Robin’s blog: https://www.overcomingbias.com/

- Robin’s profile: https://economics.gmu.edu/people/rhanson

- Robin’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Age-Em-Work-Robots-Earth/dp/0198754620

- Tyler Cowen on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwieLd7Lyc8&ab_channel=CurtJaimungal

- Gregory Chaitin on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoEuav8G6sY

- Matthew Segal on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeTm4fSXpbM

- Daniel Van Zant’s article on incentive markets: https://www.danielvanzant.com/p/breakthrough-incentive-markets

- Michael Levin on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8iFtaltX-s

- Lue Elizondo on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAmFlLfsZKM

- Ross Coulthart on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQnGcX7oxms

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

01:36 - The Great Filter

05:38 - Where Are The Aliens?

09:13 - UFOs

16:50 - Panspermia

23:05 - Alien Hierarchies

27:30 - Alien Culture & Motivations

33:18 - Probability of Aliens

39:18 - Truth

49:41 - Fall of Academia

01:11:27 - Peer Review

01:20:22 - Ranking Ideas

01:23:09 - The System is “Broken”

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