Avi Loeb on Debriefed #35: proof of aliens

In an interview with Chris Ramsay on Debriefed, Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb discusses the scientific search for evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence and technology. Loeb, founder of the Galileo Project and former chair of Harvard’s astronomy department, describes the project’s aims and argues for gathering data rather than relying on testimony alone.

The conversation covers 'Oumuamua, Loeb’s expeditions to search for possible interstellar meteor fragments on the ocean floor, technosignatures, and how to look for artifacts from advanced civilizations. He also discusses Bob Lazar, the Star Wars Initiative, scientific criticism, and research funding. The possibility that any discussed object is extraterrestrial technology is not established as fact; the interview considers how such claims might be tested.