Avi LoebAspiring to be God is Not an Arrogant PropositionSocietal forces encourage us to follow the herd. Most people accept limitations on their freedom in exchange for a peace of mind, since…5 min read·4 hours ago--2--2
Avi LoebDiscussing Extraterrestrials on Capitol Hill in Washington DCLast night I attended a special event on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. It was coordinated by the brilliant Miles Taylor and was candidly…5 min read·2 days ago--11--11
Avi LoebSearching for City Lights on Exoplanets with NASA’s Habitable Worlds ObservatoryNASA’s future mission “The Habitable Worlds Observatory” was recommended for funding by the Decadal Survey in Astronomy and Astrophysics of…5 min read·3 days ago--10--10
Avi LoebThe Role of Intelligence in the CosmosToday I received an interesting question from Carl Devito, Associate Professor Emeritus in the department of Mathematics at the University…5 min read·5 days ago--8--8
Avi LoebSeeking Superhuman Intelligence on Earth or BeyondThe brilliant Nicolas Berggruen invited me yesterday to lunch at Harvard Square on a beautiful sunny day and asked fundamental…5 min read·Jun 9, 2024--10--10
Avi LoebTransitions in Gaining New KnowledgeThe philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer had a brilliant observation: “All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it…5 min read·Jun 8, 2024--4--4
Avi LoebA Blind Date With Materials from SpaceIdeas are much easier to have than materials, especially when dealing with outer space. This became evident to me as a theoretical…4 min read·Jun 6, 2024--2--2
Avi LoebCan Interstellar Meteors Help to Design the Heat Shield for Musk’s Starship?Arriving at Berlin, Germany, felt like visiting an alien civilization. The day before that, I gave the opening lecture in a conference at…6 min read·Jun 5, 2024----
Avi LoebSpeaking at the Central Library of Aristotle UniversityThis morning, I had the privilege of delivering the opening lecture in the conference titled: “Standard Cosmology at the Threshold of…5 min read·Jun 4, 2024--6--6
Avi LoebWhat is the Job Definition of God?If biologists created primitive life out of a soup of chemicals in the laboratory, would they be qualified to the title of God? Perhaps…4 min read·Jun 2, 2024--11--11