Anomalous? The First Potential Recovery of Interstellar Materials With Amir Siraj 

Very interesting episode. "Doing astronomy on the bottom of the ocean." I love this stuff.

What an incredible,informative story,from the dorm room to PNG…….Genius at work ❤

I like how Siraj is a lot more grounded about the steel and wire that was found, I thought it was more than a little irresponsible for Avi Loeb to start immediately suggesting it could be alien in origin...

Thank you for cutting through the chaff and going to the source. Nice science there, Mr. Siraj. Looking forward to seeing what the detailed data says.

I highly doubt they found any type of technology but even if it turns out to be the interstellar meteorite it will be an amazing discovery

Awesome channel ! 😎👍 Listening while I'm working out 🎧

What a great episode! Many thanks.

Amir and Avi are modern day Indiana Jones. Man what a feeling of adventure it would have been. So satisfying.

As far as I can see, the worst case scenario of this research is that it is inconclusive. Even then, valuable data will be collected and they have proven that materials collection from the ocean floor is possible. I'd hope to see more research along the same line to continue collecting data. I'm sure that something will be discovered of great value

I still remain skeptical.

Amir Siraj. Unbelievable result. You guys actually did it!!! The space geeks of the world salute you. 🖖🤓💚♾️

Was waiting for this! 😁

Regardless of the outcome, massive Kudos to Avi and Amir for making science interesting and exciting!

I was interested in how the sled was setup and being used. My thoughts was that having swappable bodies containing the magnets, so you would just have one run per bed and then store that for a complete clean down and assessment in lad conditions. Maybe with more funding another thorough larger run can be made potentially with a more complicated capture arrangement, a little like a mobile dredge rather than just a simple magnet sled. Very exiting science.

Wow what a great conversation!!!!!!! 👍 ❤

The amount and quality of content being produced by this channel is extraordinary. 😍

I really needed this video after a long week of chemo. Thank you.

Welding spatter until isotope analysis proves different

Next time they are out hunting interstellar materials, they will need to make a RU-vid documentary series about the experience.

It’s incredible! I hope that it is confirmed and that many more future expeditions are undertaken.

Man this is really exciting! I’m just a few years younger than John and have been following space news my whole life. I never thought we’d see, let alone pick up, bits of something outside the solar system.

John, I wonder what will be the reaction of the world if we find an actual piece of machinery from another civilization...

I love Amir. He always does good interviews.

congrats guys! Now find the unobtanium.

Yusssss, another reason to keep the youtube... Try ing and lovely crew!

I just ate a whole box of Frosted Flakes while listening to this and I don’t regret anything.

A wedding in the English countryside ! We have beautiful countryside here in England !

if an alien craft crashes in a forest and nobody's around, does it make a sound?

Amir, I love you used the term "dendritic" i can totally visualize what you mean. 😉

Pictures are breathtaking!

I think a great future project would be to put a satellite into orbit around Jupiter and evaluate the composition of the meteors that enter its atmosphere since it has the potential to attract so many objects with its gravity...

I have to say I enjoy your topics and the guests you invite to discuss them. Best wishes to you and your "possum" and Anna!

Amazing channel

This is a win for real investigative science!

I feel like this video starts at part 2.. like there's previous discussion or information that I've missed..?

Great video and information !

Excellent interview

It's pretty amazing that a 50 hour trip is now considered gruelling. Even as recently as the 1950s a trip from Europe to America could take weeks. How far we've come, and so quickly we've got used to it! Phileas Fogg would be most impressed!

So nice to have an adult scientist respond to this. Many thanks for his work.

Off topic, but just got my Oppenheimer IMAX tix. So stoked!!

Wow! Science. Love it.

What about iridium and osmium content of Benu?

Possum "Human of the Year" sounds like a great honor!

Anna is using Klingon measurements. Great interview! Thanks for the episode!

Imagine the reaction in 30years on Proxima Centauri b when hundreds of micro craft fly by snapping pics during project starshot. I wonder if we would have sensitive enough equipment to notice these craft if they sent them in our direction.

There is no greater question on the planet to me than is there life elsewhere. Other than where did we come from. But those questions could possibly interstect. I hope for even just one positive piece of proof, intelligent or not.

8:15 😯i had no idea amir was that young at that time! cool

I love this. I’ve always thought the origins of life on earth could be extra terrestrial - though this is not necessary, I like to imagine a galactic ecosystem that has common origins.

Wasnt Loeb just saying they found some "exotic wire" or whatever (not exotic at all, just manganese and titanium)?

I hope they will be able to tell the truth no matter the outcome! exciting work.

I love this. I was really getting tired of Loebs kindergarten/conspiracy nuts catfishing communication on this subject. The amount of information Amir Siraj passes on here is something I would expect from a scientist.

Cool fact, the Mitsubishi Zero was constructed from Magnesium, hence why they were so manoeuvrable but went up in a blaze when destroyed.

Avi Loeb maybe created a major diplomatic row over this little expedition

But Avi Loeb is already going on CBS and basically implying an artificial origin. I'm glad this interview was with Siraj and NOT Loeb.

Uh oh… the alien base is under the ocean. Perfect cover!

That was supposed to read tytyty and ty for this crew

Best. Channel. Ever.

I've read through half of Supermind John. I'm loving it! Thank you. Anyone know any other books of his?

and it took away my like as well again guys

I like it.

It's interesting that serious UAP/extraterrestrial research has coincided with the graduation of AI.

👍 yeah

Why do I feel like avi insisted that his apprentice use his "tag lines" in interviews, lol

I get the feeling we are listening to a future Nobel laureate

The conversation might end up covering this, but I post this anyway in the hopes that my comment is actually seen before there are hundreds of comments here. Given that I want to believe that the material recovered is what they say it is, I want to know that there was the utmost control in this experiment. What I want to know specifically is that is there a map of the distribution of these particles - was there some pattern or special concentration of them on the ocean floor, and what was that pattern? Also, what efforts if any were made or are being made to scan a larger area of the ocean, if only to see if there are no other spherules that possibly occur naturally at these depths?

Please test that wire for conductivity. Just in case...

They should use an electromagnetic sled. This way, they can simply power off the sled, shake it and then collect all the samples very easily...From what I understand they were collecting that stuff by hand...

Hi John

Two huge minds of knowledge discussing one of the hugely important issues of today love the show❤ love the content and discussions around the subjects. If only my brain was larger! Top show Top guests Big impact - not literally!!! No meteorological persons or objects were harmed during this presentation.😊

Jean Mikael Gautier always has le best intérview

Meteorite spherules are made the same way the revolutionary army made their musket balls, dropping molten metal from a height to make a ball shape. Which makes me wonder what about falling makes metal form into a ball?

You have arrived to your destination... Your own garage

Is there a reason that the expedition used a small sled with neodymium magnets?? For what reason did they not use an electromagnet on a larger sled?

Hi John, just letting you know anonymous is live streaming your episodes with a voice change affect

I traveled 48 hours before, from the US to Thailand to engage my wife, cause i had to get to the airport 18 hours early. There was a massive blizzard coming, and the roads to the airport would be shut down so I had to get there before the storm 😂

Something I've wondered. How do they know that a meteor is interstellar just based on its velocity? Yes, a velocity means that its not bound to the Sun, but there's more than one way to produce that velocity. An object with such a velocity could certainly be an interstellar object. But objects do get accelerated out of the solar system by natural processes. An asteroid could be accelerated by an interaction with Jupiter or Saturn, accelerated to beyond Solar escape velocity. If that acceleration sent it on an inward path, but with enough velocity that it would fly back out again, it could appear like an interstellar meteor. And such an object might collide with Earth. Sure, only a tiny tiny portion of asteroids accelerated by an interaction with Jupiter or Saturn will collide with Earth. But in the solar system, endogenous asteroids will vastly outnumber interstellar asteroids. And only a small portion of interstellar asteroids would collide with Earth as they pass through the system. I just wonder how they distinguish an interstellar meteor vs one that was boosted to escape velocity by an interaction with Jupiter, Saturn, or other large planet.

39:36 🤔 what the heck is im2? is this completely different from the DoD's im1 observation? and did they occur at different times?

👍🏻

All days been shit but can go to sleep with this at least

Dinosaur BBQ Meteor. What the hell man - no wonder aliens hide their existence.

Isn't the entire solar system ultimately made from interstellar gas and dust? It's from different parts of the galaxy than where we are now, so studying this stuff gives us a better understanding of the galaxy.

DOD and Harvard not surprised

Was there a gas leak in the studio when you recorded the outro?

Everybody is going to be shocked by the end of next year !

I read that some of the spherules were stolen somewhere outside of the US. Can you confirm whether or not that's true?

Excellent interview, John! Thanks a bunch!!! 😃 I'm definitely looking forward to the test results! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

Now this man speaks science. The weird thing about Avi Loeb is how weirdly unscientific his communication is, spurring my suspicions. Amir Siraj seems to be the actual brain child behind all of this.

Seems ther is a international incident related to the collection of this material.

The use of occams Razor is not as though it would be used. If used at all. The sheer volume of the universe makes it highly unlikely that we are being visited by aliens. And to be honest there’s no hard evidence of aliens. Could it be probes with AI intelligence might be possible. A civilisation sending out in all directions would make sense. But wouldn’t it be how we would do it. I know it’s from human perspective but I would think it very small probes because it would be so much easier. But it is just a guess. But I’m quite sure this is how it would be done. And I think we will do it few years ahead. Anyway we will we have to wait and see

Had to drain the gas tank on my motorcycle to do a repair on the engine. The gas did not flow through gravity. I had to suck on the hose really hard and then point it downward into the tank. I got a bunch of gas in my mouth. It tastes like crap.

A certain percentage of “experts” would still claim it was natural

But what does it all mean Basil?

Foo Fighters

50mins to say?

They found small pieces of a meteor in the ocean but they can’t find a whole plane??

Tried to watch this video but NO AUDIO 🔉, wonder if I was the only one that this happened too‽

Possums.

John sure likes opossums, or they like him a lot. 🤣

Fell asleep about 5m in last night...see how long I can make it tonight...

On the last video about this topic you made claims in the comments about Arts Parts, including that the Army had bought them (they haven't) and that they can levitate (no evidence provided). Can you clarify? Do you know something we don't?