My Search for Proof Aliens Exist | Avi Loeb | TED 

“I do not have a footprint on social media, I enjoy nature” … I was expecting applause but the silence was deafening.

"Science is better than politics." Applause. 👍

"We are not the pinnacle of creation. There's room for improvement."

Nice talk - I’m glad there’s a scientist out there brave enough to put it all on the line for something we all want answers too

I stopped watching TED talks like 8 years ago.. this popped up on my feed for good reasons.. what a great talk!!

Avi doesn't deserve that hate he has received from the scientific community Since when does science not allow curiosity and wonder? He is asking questions that are absolutely fundamental to our existence

"4 trillion dollars a year on military budgets" Insane :(

The world needs more curious farm boys. Gods speed Dr Loab!

"There is room for improvement" Amen!!!!

I loved his take on the Fermi paradox, “Single people ask this a lot, but you have to leave your house to meet people”

He's absolutely right. He's never claimed he knows something for sure. He just simply says there are possibilities. Many science channels I watch refuses to even consider the possibility of intelligence from another galaxy. I find those channel rather close minded. Dr. Lien is much more accepting to new ideas and possibilities.

I could listen for hours to this captivating genius

Wow, this was refreshing to listen to.... It's too bad the few people at the top are more concerned with power and greed, and the the rest of us suffer for it.

Avi has been going where many scientists refuse to go for a long time. He is taking the community on one interview at a time. His enthusiasm is wonderful. Tumbling like Oumuamua he is joining forces with the likes of Gary Nolan etc ( minds too great to not take seriously.) It is amazing how much resistance he is encountering from within. . He needs our support Bravo. 👏👏👏

Professor Avi Loeb is one of the most brilliant mind scientists in the world. I always enjoy hearing him.

What an incredible human Avi is. He has restored my faith in humanity that we haven't all become certifiably insane.

I wish there were more scientists like Avi Loeb

"And I say, if I go down the street and I see a weird person, and after that I see a normal person. It doesn't make the weird person normal." .. lol .. I am going to add this to my list of grandiose quotes. 💚

The only paradox is why people keep quoting Fermi.

I'm always way more intrigued by someone's work when others are trying to silence them.

A scientist who is more concerned with his reputation than with searching for answers is of little use to the world. Too many of those. Dr. Leob is a scientist who isn't afraid, and that's refreshing.

Thank you for choosing to give a TED talk worth listening to. Shame the management didn't have the decency to let you finish in peace. Hope the next generation gets a chance to hear and understand what you were trying to convey. GOOD LUCK on your next hunt.

Love the curiosity to ask and find evidence inside the realm of human imagination and outside of modern science boundaries ❤😊

Avi is taking the risk that was needed by many scientists in the past leading to incredible discoveries for mankind. I'm not going to assume he's right, but I admire his curiosity and stubbornness and just hope for him to get his breakthrough in time. It'd be the discovery of a lifetime.

It’s about time TED Talks started addressing the UAP issue. For so many years, they have ignored the subject, even though there are many interesting and important stories and lessons to be told.

As a human from planet 200million light years away from earth, i can confirm this guy is looking in correct direction

The New Yorker, Elizabeth Kolbert writes, "It seems a good deal more likely that [Loeb's book about this topic] will be ranked with von Däniken's work than with Galileo's"

I can listen to this man talk all day

'Oumuamua Finally Explained Using a Brilliant Analysis by Anton Petrov “as someone once said, keep your mind open but not so open your brains fall out”.

My worry is that the "Smarter kid" in the block normally does colonization. I think we must also assume that not all aliens would be friendly a happily exchange knowledge, after all at our current age data is the new oil. Therefore IMO knowledge would be the new oil in the inter-galactic age

Do not be afraid of the unknown. We have come to the progress we have today because of continuous exploration and the open-mindedness of many scientists who have dedicated their lives to being accepted by their scientific community by addressing questions that were destabilizing to the logical minds of their day. What is known, is already known! It is only by investigating what one does not know or understand that one will know! We can learn many new technologies and cure all physical and mental illnesses and solve war without killing anyone. Everything is possible, be optimistic and have hope!

"You do not need to go to another world to realize you live in a Greater Community, for the Greater Community is at your doorstep. It is looking into your windows. It is in your neighborhood. It is here." [Greater Community Spirituality, What is the Greater Community?, October 20, 1993]

"My Search for Proof Aliens Exist" (with no interest in any other outcome) is quite a telling summary of the whole field of UFOlogy

The problem with Dr Loeb is not that he is trying to find other possibilities for some questions. It's the fact, that he sees an asteroid and says "it must be alien!" and is not interested in any other explaination. I see a lot of people commenting how he "thinks outside the box" and "trying to expand borders of science" - the problem is, that he is not. If he would not stick to his alien origin but start to think outside the box, he would be able to uncover the real origins of the Oumuamua and spherules. But he didn't. Instead, he tries to dismiss people who did real job around these topics.

Nice last words of this beatiful speech! I hope humanity will stop killing each other and start working together instead...

Avi Loeb certainly thinks outside the box. Thanks

Thank you sir for your brave attempt to get rid of the stigma surrounding this topic - definitely a video I will show the "know-it-alls" I meet

Science > war. Great talk

These objects are moving so fast around the world that you only get a glimpse. So even with cell phone cameras, if you do slow motion and scan the skies, you might actually find something.

Excellent talk, Avi Loeb! Thanks TED for giving the platform! 👏👏

I once posted on social media saying how it is mathematical impossible that we are alone in the universe and to my surprise there were people who were throwing remarks at me stating how I was ignorant to believe that, heck one person said "ignorance is bliss huh?". I mean we are literally in a universe with trillions upon trillions of galaxies with each galaxy potentially having millions of Earth-like planets. Some people are just ignorant beyond belief.

Avi, raise your vibration.

I have no problem being in awe of cosmic phenomena. Great talk!

I'm so happy to have him on 'our' team. Scientists swimming against the current is what we need more of. Of course he's not the only one. Professor Jacques Vallée, Professor Garry Nolan, Professor Diana Walsh Pasulka, etc., etc. Many good people unafraid of following the evidence, even if the evidence is something completely unexpected. All the scientists calling BS on the UAP/NHI question haven't even tried to look into the data. They dismiss it at forehand, which of course is very UNscientific. Thank you Prof. Loeb! ✨🛸🌟

The end of the talk was not graceful to him. Give him the stage.

that blew 😳 my mind.. so much hope and emotion .. may we find some one

Avi is a science influencer, albeit a knowledgeable one. He pumps out paper after paper on a very wide range of topics almost like he wants his name next to all these issues.

How can he be so sure that the Neighbours will be friendly? And will share share technology with us, instead taking advantage and use us?

Avi has been doing amazing work.

Consciousness is extremely rare. Extremely rare.

avi is a legend for bringing up these topics. he is opening himself for ridicule from his fellow peers, but he's steadfast in his approach and findings. good luck to you Avi Loeb. you are a real one.

This man turned jumping to conclusions into an Olympic sport.

Mr Loeb is such an interesting individual

Considering how often we detect interstellar objects, it’s seems like we could put together a plan on collecting more data from the next one.

10 billion dollar for a groundbreaking telescope and 61 billion dollar for weapons and destruction.

Professor Leob, you should create a fund project where all the citizens of Earth can donate funds towards your truth seeking mission. Any one should be able to donate any amount from a one dollar upwards. Maybe a nice website with your details and findings as you find new updated evidence on a regular basis to have everyone glued to it. Regards- Kobus (South-Africa).

What is with the title? Is it his search for if aliens exist, as in "my search for proof that aliens exist"?

Very interesting and important, Thank You.

Most of the audience can't even comprehend what a number billion means. Let alone grasp the vastness of space

Excellent talk! I wish he could've gone on another 17 minutes! He's a wonderful speaker.

I would just like to point out that a large number of us have seen evidence right here on earth so it might be a good idea to keep looking locally too

One of the only true scientists out there with the proper mindset of a scientist.

I love his book. I am happy to see scientist having courage to breakaway from the science establishment to ask the hard question and do the work. I didn't realize how funny he can also be. Lol

theres over 200 billion stars

Most of these talks are usually only 15 minutes. I think he went iver his time. The Delaware Art Museum hosted a TED talk event and they were on a tight schedule one speaker after another.

1:30 spot on, Doc.

Love Avi. Amazing presentation, thank you.

they definitely exist in our large universe, the only problem are the distance troubles

In the jungle, the most effective survival strategy is camouflage and stealth. The universe is a jungle. To think that all the creatures that we can potentially meet will be exclusively peaceful is naive and short-sighted. Where is everyone? They hid. This makes sense in the jungle.

He didn’t just want a yes or no, he wanted a yes.

Advanced Aliens are operating on frequencies higher than our little spacetime bubble.

The Spanish Inquisition is in the chat again. With those people science can't evolve, they know already everything. 🙉🙊🙈

I suggest a business model. planet will be yours if you sponsor to search for it :)

I was suggested this video because I'm currently watching "3 Body Problem" 😂

I believe i saw an alien disguised as a mannequin in the audience. At 4:18

Fascinating talk, thank you Dr. Loeb.

Drops marbles in ocean gets Ted talk

-Very interesting and important, thank you

Bang on Christopher Walken impression.

Even when it land on your backyard, Gov will still say it's air balloon 😂

I can confirm Aliens exist. As a child of illegal aliens....

How come you haven't seen a single UFO with those telescopes?For years I have seen with the naked eye from ordinary to entire fleets entering our Milky Way...

Good on you Avi 🙏❤️going beyond mainstream 🙏love you guy!100%thinking outsideof the mainstrean is current stream 100%🙏

Great presentation Avi. Keep it going! Thank you!

I’m glad that an institution like Harvard still has enough respect left for academic freedom (at least outside the humanities) that they let someone as outside the mainstream as avi continue in his position.

I saw one 20 years ago waiting for the bus with humans. It was dressed like and old lady with a green visor hat and rolled up stockings , . I was in my parked car across the street. When it saw that I was looking . It just went a few steps back. I did not pursue and just like watching a wild animal. Live and let live.

"A smarter kid on the block that may provide a better role model than our politicians" That's something we wanted

"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan

This man is honest and finally speaks out. He deserved the standing ovation ❤ Thank you for your research and not letting the government shut you down.

A tiny sizes of debris collected from one mile deep ocean floor...very cinematic.

Enjoyed his talk, I could listen to him for hours.

i always love to hear from this guy. Professors at Harvard generally speaking know exactly what they're talking about

They had cut him off because of what he said about the US Defense department...

I was following your research, the day that your crew set out to locate the objects. I was most pleased that you found some of the things that you had hoped to find. I'm surprised that the items were not much grander in size. There should have been bowling balls down there. I appreciate your work, and lecture! 😊

If I find a Tennis ball in my yard, I would be more inclined to think my neighbor has a dog.

There are roughly 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe. There are roughly 300 million planets per galaxy that land in the "Goldilocks zone". That means that there are roughly 30 quintillion potentially habitable planets in the observable universe. Some unknown percentage of those planets likely contain life. If we assume that 1% of the habitable planets contain life, that means that there are 300 quadrillion life-bearing planets in the observable universe. These planets have an average age of roughly 6 billion years, which is slightly older than our planet. On Earth, complex life existed for half of a billion years, and then in a matter of only a couple hundred thousand years, we suddenly have extremely advanced technology. Life on Earth was complex enough to do this hundreds of millions of years ago, but by completely random chance, it didn't. With 300 quadrillion planets potentially having life, which has also likely evolved for hundreds of millions to billions of years on those planets, it seems almost certain that some of those life-bearing planets would have life that was at our level hundreds of millions of years ago, and has continued to evolve for hundreds of millions of years past where we're at now. The implications behind that level of controlled evolution is beyond comprehension. They might have a completely detailed map of every planet in the universe, with a full catalog of every species of life in the entire universe. They might be able to travel hundreds of lightyears instantly. They might have lifespans of millions of years. Their entire existence might completely transcend physics as we know it. Anyway, my point behind this rant is that the idea that aliens may have visited Earth is actually pretty plausible. There could be this kind of life surrounding the very closest star to our Sun for all we know.

looking for life in space is like looking for a golden needle in a giant burning stack of hay from an ants pespective

'It would be arrogant to think otherwise' What an emotional and unscientific argument.

Love this man’s work and dedication!!

4 trillion $ per year. 1000s of elements in other stellar world. Truly aliens. More alien than bizarre alienating Capital.