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Why Haven't We Found Alien Life?

Season 2 Episode 7

With millions of Earth like planets around sun like stars in our galaxy alone, why don't we see intelligent alien life? Or any other life for that matter? It gets especially weird when you factor in new scientific revelations that life on Earth occurred crazy fast! So if you want to help us theorize on the real reasons we haven't found alien life, you should watch today's episode of Space Time!

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17:44
We’ve never seen a TDE in the Milky Way, but we’ve seen them in distant galaxies.
Can We Test Quantum Gravity?
16:51
Let’s talk about quantum gravity experiments that can be done here on Earth!
Is Gravity RANDOM Not Quantum?
19:25
What if gravity isn’t weirdly quantum at all, but rather … just a bit messy?
Can We Create New Elements Beyond the Periodic Table
17:02
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Can we change the color of a black hole?
Was Penrose Right? New Evidence For Quantum Effects In The Brain
18:26
Learn about Nobel laureate Roger Penrose's idea of how consciousness is caused by quantum processes.
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