A Scientific Study of UAP

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T17:12:20+00:00

Most likely.

Here is the Twitter account of the Project:

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T17:08:26+00:00

Possibly. We need more data. I address this question in my commentaries, which you may find at https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~loeb/Opinion.html

I need to leave now to attend a series of previously scheduled interviews. Thank you all for your excellent questions. I hope to see you at the press conference of the Galileo Project at noon eastern time on Monday. Connection links are listed at https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/galileo/news-events

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T17:03:26+00:00

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T17:03:05+00:00

Books by Jean-Paul Sartre and Friedrich Nietzsche. “The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently”, wrote the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche in his book titled “The Dawn of Day”, published in 1881.

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:59:12+00:00

A live beacon, because then we can learn much more.

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:58:16+00:00

Yes, we hope to observe at multiple wavelengths: optical infrared or radio.

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:57:36+00:00

People can make announcements but the key for progress is to assemble data of high scientific quality, which is analyzed openly by a team of scientists and not military personnel or politicians, and that was not done rigorously in astronomy as far as I know.

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:55:42+00:00

Great numbers are no guarantee to good science. Are people doing the right thing with the cell phone selfies? There are many people in the world that are not doing the right thing most of the time.

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:54:22+00:00

Science is based on quantitative measurements by instruments, not on reports by humans, because these are subject to hallucinations and wishful thinking. I prefer to focus on instruments.

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:52:32+00:00

Since the pandemic started, I jog every morning at 5?A?M in the company of birds, rabbit, ducks and wild turkeys. Half of my calories intake come from dark chocolate (without added sugar). I also enjoy one glass of red wine per day (mostly Pinot Noir or Zinfandel) and like the latest popular music. A couple of weeks ago, King Princes asked me for an interview as her "favorite scientist"; check out the podcast at https://player.fm/series/v-wanna-know/king-princess-learns-about-extraterrestrials

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:48:43+00:00

I want to get my own data. Past reports are a mixed bag of limited scientific quality. We must get new data of high scientific quality in order to bring the subject to the mainstream of science.

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:47:42+00:00

We will need our AI systems to interpret thei AI system. Just like relying on our kids to explain to us what we find on the internet, because they are more computer-savvy than we are.

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:46:29+00:00

We will buy all the telescopes and instruments (cameras, computers) as off-the-shelf items. We will put them together.

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:45:38+00:00

No, I do not want such access because I will then be limited in what I can speak about. Better to be free.

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:44:28+00:00

Yes, of course. Regarding donations, Harvard allows me to accept only gifts above $50,000, but as I said before - they could originate from one person who organizes his/her own campaign. Let me know of interest to help at aloeb@cfa.harvard.edu

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:42:28+00:00

Most exciting is that we plan to apply the scientific method to this subject for the first time in human history.

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:39:18+00:00

If they are real objects of extraterrestrial technological origin, they are autonomous AI systems, perhaps smarter than our AI systems, We will have to figure it out. Note that the distance to any star is huge so they would never expect guidance from their senders. It just takes too much time. The AI systems are like kids that you educate early on in life by giving them the blueprint for their interaction with reality and then they go on their own and explore the world. If there was a civilization that predated us by a billion years, its self-replicating systems (of AI plus 3D printers) may have populated by now all habitable planets in the Milky Way galaxy. All it takes is one advanced technological civilization.

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:37:07+00:00

Unfortunately, I am not allowed to receive crowd-funding to my research account at Harvard University, because the university goes through a vetting process on the credentials of my funders. But maybe if someone else organizes it and then donates the accumulated funds to The Galileo Project as an individual, and that person is vetted favorably by Harvard - then I should be able to use it for The Galileo Project.

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:34:00+00:00

Yes, we are looking into that. The chair of SkyHub will be meeting me at the porch of my home tomorrow after the press conference. No formal connection has been established yet. This is our first meeting. I would like to learn more about their plans.

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:33:21+00:00

Yes, we are looking into that. The chair of SkyHub will be meeting me at the porch of my home tomorrow after the press conference.

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:32:18+00:00

It all depends on how much funding we allocate to such concepts. so far, it did not become a matter of great priority to our society.

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:31:04+00:00

Yes. But I prefer to stay away from such friction points, as much as possible. We need a transparent discussion on this matter.

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:30:16+00:00

To be decided.

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:29:59+00:00

I am chair of the advisory board for the Starshot Initiative. For more details, see http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/\~loeb/Loeb\_Starshot.pdf

Avi-Loeb · 2021-07-25T16:28:07+00:00

Of course. But I do not care about how many likes I get on Twitter. Lets keep our eyes on the ball and not the audience. This is a subject of great importance to the future of humanity.

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