Robin Hanson: Alien Civilizations, UFOs, and the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #292

Robin Hanson is a professor at George Mason University and researcher at Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford. EPISODE LINKS: Robin’s Twitter: Robin’s Website: ~rhanson Grabby Aliens (paper): The Elephant in the Brain (book): =nosim?tag=turingmachi08-20 The Age of Em (book): =nosim?tag=turingmachi08-20 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:52 - Grabby aliens 39:36 - War and competition 45:10 - Global government 58:01 - Humanity’s future 1:08:02 - Hello aliens 1:35:06 - UFO sightings 1:59:43 - Conspiracy theories 2:08:01 - Elephant in the brain 2:21:32 - Medicine 2:34:01 - Institutions 3:00:54 - Physics 3:05:46 - Artificial intelligence 3:23:35 - Economics 3:26:56 - Political science 3:32:45 - Advice for young people 3:41:36 - Darkest moments 3:44:37 - Love and loss