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Garry Nolan: UFOs and Aliens | Lex Fridman Podcast #262

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Garry Nolan is a professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. His research is in microbiology, immunology, bio-computation, and analysis of UFO artifacts, materials, and reports of UFO encounters. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings EPISODE LINKS: Garry's Twitter: https://twitter.com/GarryPNolan Nolan Lab's Website: https://web.stanford.edu/group/nolan/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:43 - Biology 6:36 - Alien civilizations 10:40 - UFO encounters 47:40 - Atacama skeleton 54:57 - UFO materials 1:06:19 - Jacques Vallee 1:10:27 - UFO data 1:21:33 - Alien hardware in US possession 1:26:10 - Bob Lazar 1:29:05 - Avi Loeb and Oumuamua 1:33:07 - Advice for young people 1:39:55 - Meaning of life SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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The micromachines and the nanomachines that proteins make and become.', 'start': 49.256, 'duration': 5.386}, {'end': 56.124, 'text': 'that, to me, is the most interesting.', 'start': 54.642, 'duration': 1.482}, {'end': 65.354, 'text': "The fact that you have this basically dynamic computer within every cell that's constantly processing its environment.", 'start': 56.784, 'duration': 8.57}, {'end': 72.361, 'text': 'And at the heart of it is DNA, which is a dynamic machine, a dynamic computation process.', 'start': 65.994, 'duration': 6.367}, {'end': 75.945, 'text': 'People think of the DNA as a linear code.', 'start': 72.761, 'duration': 3.184}], 'summary': 'Proteins form micromachines and nanomachines within cells, driven by dynamic dna computation process.', 'duration': 26.689, 'max_score': 49.256, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ49256.jpg'}, {'end': 206.937, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 176.303, 'weight': 0, 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374.777, 'text': "and maybe the efficient answer is there's only a small, finite set of them for this particular environment.", 'start': 367.294, 'duration': 7.483}, {'end': 375.958, 'text': 'Exactly, exactly.', 'start': 374.857, 'duration': 1.101}, {'end': 381.4, 'text': "That's the kind of, in a way, the anthropomorphic universe of the multiverse expectations, right?", 'start': 375.978, 'duration': 5.422}, {'end': 387.763, 'text': "That there's probably a zillion other kinds of universes out there, if you believe in multiverse theory.", 'start': 381.46, 'duration': 6.303}, {'end': 395.065, 'text': 'We only live in the ones where the rules are such that life like ours can exist.', 'start': 388.783, 'duration': 6.282}, {'end': 400.227, 'text': 'So, using that logic, how many alien civilizations do you think are out there??', 'start': 395.926, 'duration': 4.301}, {'end': 410.891, 'text': "There's like trillions of environments, AKA planets, or maybe you can think even bigger than 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I think as many stars as we can see.', 'start': 579.005, 'duration': 7.024}, {'end': 590.291, 'text': "Now, how many are currently there? I don't know.", 'start': 587.129, 'duration': 3.162}, {'end': 598.767, 'text': "I mean that's the whole question of how long can a civilization last before it runs out of steam?", 'start': 590.311, 'duration': 8.456}, {'end': 603.912, 'text': 'and you, for instance, does it just get bored or does it transcend to something else?', 'start': 598.767, 'duration': 5.145}, {'end': 605.774, 'text': "or does it say I've seen enough and I'm done?", 'start': 603.912, 'duration': 1.862}, {'end': 608.196, 'text': 'What does running out of steam look like?', 'start': 606.615, 'duration': 1.581}, {'end': 610.058, 'text': 'It could be destroy itself or get bored.', 'start': 608.277, 'duration': 1.781}, {'end': 615.864, 'text': "You know, or we've done everything we can and they just decide to stop.", 'start': 610.318, 'duration': 5.546}, {'end': 616.464, 'text': "I don't know.", 'start': 616.124, 'duration': 0.34}, {'end': 617.766, 'text': "I just don't know.", 'start': 617.285, 'duration': 0.481}, {'end': 625.334, 'text': "It's the Elon Musk worry that we stop reproducing or we slow down the reproduction rate to where the population can go to zero.", 'start': 617.906, 'duration': 7.428}, {'end': 627.636, 'text': 'Can go to zero and we collapse.', 'start': 625.374, 'duration': 2.262}], 'summary': 'The number of civilizations and their longevity remain uncertain, posing existential concerns.', 'duration': 48.631, 'max_score': 579.005, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ579005.jpg'}, {'end': 686.576, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 660.981, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 670.009, 'text': 'Now I just want to say up front a lot of people think that when i speculate, i believe something.', 'start': 660.981, 'duration': 9.028}, {'end': 672.05, 'text': "that's not true, right.", 'start': 670.009, 'duration': 2.041}, {'end': 674.071, 'text': 'speculation is just creativity.', 'start': 672.05, 'duration': 2.021}, {'end': 677.672, 'text': 'speculation is the beginning of hypothesis.', 'start': 674.071, 'duration': 3.601}, {'end': 686.576, 'text': 'none of what i hear in terms of the anecdotes do i necessarily believe are they true, but i still find them fascinating to listen to,', 'start': 677.672, 'duration': 8.904}], 'summary': "Speculation is not belief; it's creativity and hypothesis generation.", 'duration': 25.595, 'max_score': 660.981, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ660981.jpg'}, {'end': 785.252, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 731.532, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 744.115, 'text': "it came long before, uh, many kinds of you know, let's say, current day memes uh around, uh, you know taking care of our planet, uh, pollution, etc.", 'start': 731.532, 'duration': 12.583}, {'end': 751.861, 'text': 'And so you know, for instance, perhaps the best example of this, the one that I find the most fascinating, is a story out of Zimbabwe.', 'start': 745.135, 'duration': 6.726}, {'end': 759.989, 'text': '50 or 60 children one afternoon in Zimbabwe.', 'start': 751.881, 'duration': 8.108}, {'end': 769.277, 'text': 'It was a well-educated group of white and black children who at lunchtime in the playground saw a craft.', 'start': 760.469, 'duration': 8.808}, {'end': 771.359, 'text': 'And they saw little men.', 'start': 770.618, 'duration': 0.741}, {'end': 777.91, 'text': 'and they all ran into the teachers and they told the same story and they drew the same pictures.', 'start': 772.808, 'duration': 5.102}, {'end': 784.272, 'text': 'and the message several of them got was you are not taking care of your planet.', 'start': 777.91, 'duration': 6.362}, {'end': 785.252, 'text': 'and it got.', 'start': 784.272, 'duration': 0.98}], 'summary': 'A group of 50-60 children in zimbabwe saw little men and were told a message about not taking care of the planet, emphasizing the importance of environmental stewardship.', 'duration': 53.72, 'max_score': 731.532, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ731532.jpg'}, {'end': 905.351, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 874.606, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'end': 888.875, 'text': 'You perhaps have to find endpoints on this interaction between the DNA and its manifestations in terms of the human mind and how it interacts with the environment.', 'start': 874.606, 'duration': 14.269}, {'end': 895.441, 'text': 'So it gets some kind of, all right, what is this DNA? What is this environment? I have to get in somehow.', 'start': 889.295, 'duration': 6.146}, {'end': 905.351, 'text': 'To interact with it, to perturb the system to where these little ants, human-like ants, get excited and figure stuff out.', 'start': 895.661, 'duration': 9.69}], 'summary': 'Explore interaction between dna, human mind, and environment to perturb system and spark discovery.', 'duration': 30.745, 'max_score': 874.606, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ874606.jpg'}], 'start': 462.979, 'title': 'Evolving civilizations and ufo encounters', 'summary': 'Discusses evolving civilizations in science fiction and explores the potential number and longevity of civilizations in the universe. it also delves into ufo encounters, human consciousness, and the message of taking care of our planet, highlighting the story of 50 or 60 children in zimbabwe receiving a similar message.', 'chapters': [{'end': 627.636, 'start': 462.979, 'title': 'Evolution of civilizations in science fiction', 'summary': 'Discusses the concept of evolving civilizations in science fiction, exploring the ideas of various science fiction writers such as larry niven and david brin and pondering the potential number and longevity of civilizations in the universe.', 'duration': 164.657, 'highlights': ['The concept of evolving civilizations in science fiction is explored, with examples from Larry Niven and David Brin. The chapter delves into the creative ideas of science fiction writers like Larry Niven and David Brin, who base their work in good science and evolution, imagining civilizations evolving from different lifelike origins.', 'The discussion raises the question of the potential number of civilizations in the universe, with the speaker suggesting there could be as many as the visible stars. The speaker speculates on the number of civilizations, stating that there could potentially be as many as the visible stars in the universe.', 'The chapter also contemplates the longevity of civilizations, posing questions about their potential decline, whether due to boredom, self-destruction, or other factors. The chapter considers the potential decline of civilizations, pondering whether they might self-destruct, grow bored, or reach a point of completion, with parallels drawn to concerns about the reproduction rate and potential collapse of human civilization.']}, {'end': 1033.893, 'start': 627.656, 'title': 'Ufo encounters and human consciousness', 'summary': 'Explores the fascination with ufo encounters, the collective unconscious, and the message of taking care of our planet, highlighting the similar stories of ufo encounters and the message to take care of the planet, particularly the story of 50 or 60 children in zimbabwe receiving the message. it also discusses the interaction between human dna, the mind, and the environment, and the speculation of higher intelligence communicating with humans.', 'duration': 406.237, 'highlights': ['The story of 50 or 60 children in Zimbabwe who received the message that they are not taking care of the planet is the most fascinating UFO encounter, indicating a consistent message long before climate change and current environmental concerns. The well-educated group of children, both white and black, saw a craft and little men during lunchtime in the playground, all reporting the same story with consistent drawings, and the message several of them received was about not taking care of the planet.', 'Speculation is the beginning of hypothesis and is essential for further inquiry, as unconnected stories of individuals with the same story are worthy of investigation. The speaker emphasizes that speculation is not a belief but a creative process, leading to the beginning of hypothesis, and finds unconnected stories of individuals with the same story worthy of further investigation.', 'The chapter discusses the interaction between human DNA, the mind, and the environment, exploring the novel ideas that come from the populace and how they make humans wonder about what is real. The discussion delves into the complex interaction between human DNA, the mind, and the environment, which leads to novel ideas from the populace, making humans wonder about reality.']}], 'duration': 570.914, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ462979.jpg', 'highlights': ['The chapter delves into the creative ideas of science fiction writers like Larry Niven and David Brin, who base their work in good science and evolution, imagining civilizations evolving from different lifelike origins.', 'The speaker speculates on the number of civilizations, stating that there could potentially be as many as the visible stars in the universe.', 'The chapter considers the potential decline of civilizations, pondering whether they might self-destruct, grow bored, or reach a point of completion, with parallels drawn to concerns about the reproduction rate and potential collapse of human civilization.', 'The story of 50 or 60 children in Zimbabwe who received the message that they are not taking care of the planet is the most fascinating UFO encounter, indicating a consistent message long before climate change and current environmental concerns.', 'The well-educated group of children, both white and black, saw a craft and little men during lunchtime in the playground, all reporting the same story with consistent drawings, and the message several of them received was about not taking care of the planet.', 'The speaker emphasizes that speculation is not a belief but a creative process, leading to the beginning of hypothesis, and finds unconnected stories of individuals with the same story worthy of further investigation.', 'The discussion delves into the complex interaction between human DNA, the mind, and the environment, which leads to novel ideas from the populace, making humans wonder about reality.']}, {'end': 2858.892, 'segs': [{'end': 1150.162, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1129.332, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 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6.785}, {'end': 1255.444, 'text': 'i mean i think the ufo community, uh, took a step too far.', 'start': 1251.181, 'duration': 4.263}, {'end': 1262.066, 'text': 'What I think we found was a form of higher functioning and processing.', 'start': 1256.663, 'duration': 5.403}, {'end': 1266.988, 'text': 'So what we then looked at and this was the most fascinating part of it.', 'start': 1262.866, 'duration': 4.122}, {'end': 1274.092, 'text': "we looked then at individuals in the families of those, let's say, the index case individuals.", 'start': 1266.988, 'duration': 7.104}, {'end': 1278.615, 'text': 'And we found that it was actually in families and more so.', 'start': 1274.992, 'duration': 3.623}, {'end': 1280.557, 'text': 'This is the most fascinating part.', 'start': 1279.256, 'duration': 1.301}, {'end': 1287.423, 'text': "We've probably looked now at about 200 just random cases that you can download off of databases online.", 'start': 1280.998, 'duration': 6.425}, {'end': 1290.966, 'text': "You don't see this higher connectivity.", 'start': 1288.404, 'duration': 2.562}, {'end': 1303.59, 'text': 'You only find it in what Kit Green would have called or has called higher functioning individuals, people who are I mean, he called them savants.', 'start': 1291.847, 'duration': 11.743}], 'summary': "Research found higher connectivity in families of 'higher functioning' individuals, not related to ufo communication. around 200 random cases were studied.", 'duration': 59.194, 'max_score': 1244.396, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ1244396.jpg'}, {'end': 1463.904, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1431.18, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 1440.894, 'text': "It's kind of interesting because it really is true that our brains, the way we're brought up, but also the genetics,", 'start': 1431.18, 'duration': 9.714}, {'end': 1443.615, 'text': 'enables us to see certain slices of the world.', 'start': 1440.894, 'duration': 2.721}, {'end': 1451.698, 'text': 'And some people are probably more receptive to anomalous information.', 'start': 1443.895, 'duration': 7.803}, {'end': 1457.46, 'text': 'They see the magic, the possibility in the novel thing.', 'start': 1452.438, 'duration': 5.022}, {'end': 1463.904, 'text': 'as opposed to kind of finding the pattern of the common, of the regular.', 'start': 1458.78, 'duration': 5.124}], 'summary': 'Our brains and genetics influence how we perceive the world, with some people being more receptive to anomalous information and seeing the magic and possibility in novel things.', 'duration': 32.724, 'max_score': 1431.18, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ1431180.jpg'}, {'end': 1697.545, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1669.625, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 1681.831, 'text': 'the issue around these so-called ufo reports is that the same people will see a very different thing, almost as if whatever it is is projecting a,', 'start': 1669.625, 'duration': 12.206}, {'end': 1689.275, 'text': 'is projecting something into the mind rather than it being real, right, rather than it being a real manifestation.', 'start': 1681.831, 'duration': 7.444}, {'end': 1691.536, 'text': 'you know material in front of you.', 'start': 1689.275, 'duration': 2.261}, {'end': 1697.545, 'text': "it's actually almost some sort of an altered virtual reality that is imposed on you.", 'start': 1691.536, 'duration': 6.009}], 'summary': 'Ufo reports suggest differing perceptions, potentially an altered virtual reality.', 'duration': 27.92, 'max_score': 1669.625, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ1669625.jpg'}, {'end': 1742.216, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1717.227, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'end': 1723.049, 'text': 'When you look at, or as we humans look at, ants, how does its perception system operate?', 'start': 1717.227, 'duration': 5.822}, {'end': 1727.811, 'text': "So not only how does this thing's mind operate, how does the human mind operate?", 'start': 1723.369, 'duration': 4.442}, {'end': 1737.274, 'text': 'but how does their perception system operate so that we can like stimulate the perception system properly to get them to think certain things?', 'start': 1727.811, 'duration': 9.463}, {'end': 1742.216, 'text': "And so, you know, That's a really important question.", 'start': 1737.654, 'duration': 4.562}], 'summary': "Understanding ants' perception system and its implications on human mind.", 'duration': 24.989, 'max_score': 1717.227, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ1717227.jpg'}, {'end': 2214.119, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2190.284, 'weight': 10, 'content': [{'end': 2199.666, 'text': "I think the observation itself, it's like something you mentioned, which is hypothesizing, imagining these things.", 'start': 2190.284, 'duration': 9.382}, {'end': 2209.434, 'text': 'considering the possibility of these things, i think, opens up your mind in a way that ultimately can create the technology.', 'start': 2200.606, 'duration': 8.828}, {'end': 2214.119, 'text': 'first. you have to believe the technology is possible before you can create it.', 'start': 2209.434, 'duration': 4.685}], 'summary': 'Imagining and hypothesizing can open up the mind to create technology.', 'duration': 23.835, 'max_score': 2190.284, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ2190284.jpg'}, {'end': 2312.826, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2285.782, 'weight': 8, 'content': [{'end': 2289.005, 'text': 'And so he and I then worked together to make that system.', 'start': 2285.782, 'duration': 3.223}, {'end': 2294.708, 'text': 'And now all gene therapy with retroviruses is done using this basic approach around the whole world,', 'start': 2289.585, 'duration': 5.123}, {'end': 2301.113, 'text': "because something couldn't be done and we wanted to do it better and we imagined the future.", 'start': 2294.708, 'duration': 6.405}, {'end': 2308.077, 'text': "And so that's, I think, what the whole UFO phenomenon is doing for people.", 'start': 2302.173, 'duration': 5.904}, {'end': 2312.826, 'text': "It's like, well, let's imagine a future where these kinds of technologies are.", 'start': 2308.138, 'duration': 4.688}], 'summary': 'Collaborative work led to global adoption of improved gene therapy approach with retroviruses, envisioning a better future.', 'duration': 27.044, 'max_score': 2285.782, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ2285782.jpg'}, {'end': 2372.542, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2345.471, 'weight': 9, 'content': [{'end': 2354.214, 'text': 'And again, from our perspective, us as humans, what motivations would we have when we approach other civilizations we might discover in the future?', 'start': 2345.471, 'duration': 8.743}, {'end': 2365.539, 'text': 'Well, I think one motivation might be to steer us away from the precipice right or, on the assumption that you know,', 'start': 2355.154, 'duration': 10.385}, {'end': 2372.542, 'text': "even if we make it past the precipice at least, uh, we're not a bunch of psychopaths you know running around.", 'start': 2365.539, 'duration': 7.003}], 'summary': 'Humans may seek to avoid self-destruction and ensure peaceful interaction with other civilizations.', 'duration': 27.071, 'max_score': 2345.471, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ2345471.jpg'}, {'end': 2430.495, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2400.599, 'weight': 13, 'content': [{'end': 2414.845, 'text': "i mean the problem is we're imagining, from a anthropomorphic viewpoint, what an alien might think and as i've said before, alien means alien right.", 'start': 2400.599, 'duration': 14.246}, {'end': 2427.113, 'text': "i mean not hollywood aliens, but a whole different way of thinking and a whole different level of experience and, let's say, wisdom, hopefully, uh,", 'start': 2414.845, 'duration': 12.268}, {'end': 2430.495, 'text': 'that we could only hope to understand now.', 'start': 2427.113, 'duration': 3.382}], 'summary': 'Imagining alien perspectives with a whole different level of experience and wisdom.', 'duration': 29.896, 'max_score': 2400.599, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ2400599.jpg'}, {'end': 2510.878, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2478.605, 'weight': 7, 'content': [{'end': 2484.326, 'text': 'This is one of the nice things about talking about UFOs is it expands the Overton window.', 'start': 2478.605, 'duration': 5.721}, {'end': 2487.687, 'text': 'It expands our understanding of what possibly could be life.', 'start': 2484.466, 'duration': 3.221}, {'end': 2489.427, 'text': 'It gets us to think.', 'start': 2488.507, 'duration': 0.92}, {'end': 2491.548, 'text': 'It gets the scientific community to think.', 'start': 2489.787, 'duration': 1.761}, {'end': 2499.671, 'text': "When we go to Mars, when we go to these different moons that possibly have life, we're not looking at legged organisms.", 'start': 2492.088, 'duration': 7.583}, {'end': 2510.878, 'text': "We're looking at some kind of complexity that arises in resistance to the natural world.", 'start': 2500.291, 'duration': 10.587}], 'summary': 'Discussing ufos expands our understanding of life and challenges scientific thinking.', 'duration': 32.273, 'max_score': 2478.605, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ2478605.jpg'}], 'start': 1033.953, 'title': 'Basal ganglia and anomalous perception', 'summary': 'Discusses the role of basal ganglia in higher intelligence, unique perception in higher functioning individuals, stimulating human perception, imagining future technologies, and potential alien encounters, emphasizing the impact on scientific curiosity and education, and the challenges of communication with different forms of intelligence.', 'chapters': [{'end': 1244.396, 'start': 1033.953, 'title': 'The role of basal ganglia in intelligence', 'summary': 'Discusses the belief in technology over god, the discovery of enriched patch of mri dense neurons in the basal ganglia involved in higher intelligence, and its role in planning and intuition, as well as its connection to motor control and executive function.', 'duration': 210.443, 'highlights': ['The basal ganglia is found to be involved in higher intelligence, intuition, planning, and is subservient to the executive function, contrary to the initial belief of only being associated with movement and motor control.', 'Discovery of an enriched patch of MRI dense neurons in the basal ganglia, initially thought to be damaged, but later identified as living tissue, providing insight into the role of basal ganglia in higher cognitive functions.', 'The majority of patients with UFO encounters were found to have an enriched patch of MRI dense neurons in the basal ganglia, potentially linked to Havana syndrome, showcasing a potential correlation between UFO encounters and brain activity.']}, {'end': 1768.055, 'start': 1244.396, 'title': 'Higher functioning individuals and anomalous perception', 'summary': 'Discusses the discovery of higher functioning individuals with unique perception and processing abilities, found in families and statistically rare, potentially impacting their ability to perceive anomalous information, as well as the implications of ufo sightings on perception and memory.', 'duration': 523.659, 'highlights': ['The discovery of higher functioning individuals with unique perception and processing abilities, found in families and statistically rare. The chapter discusses the discovery of individuals with higher functioning and processing abilities, found in families and statistically rare, with a prevalence of about one in 200 or 300 individuals.', 'The potential impact of higher functioning on the ability to perceive anomalous information. Higher functioning individuals may have a heightened ability to perceive anomalous information, possibly related to a higher kind of intelligence, recognizing something different in their environment that others might dismiss.', 'The implications of UFO sightings on perception and memory, suggesting a projection into the mind rather than a real manifestation. The chapter explores the idea that UFO sightings may involve a projection into the mind rather than a real manifestation, impacting perception and memory, similar to altered virtual reality.']}, {'end': 2166.28, 'start': 1768.055, 'title': 'Stimulating human perception', 'summary': 'Discusses the potential to stimulate human and ant perception through interacting with their sensory systems, the credibility of ufo sightings, and the impact of anomalous events on scientific curiosity and education.', 'duration': 398.225, 'highlights': ["The potential to stimulate human and ant perception through interacting with their sensory systems The chapter explores the idea of interacting with ants' sense of smell or stimulating their neurons to use them as biological robots, and suggests the possibility of tele-factoring information into the sensory system of humans.", 'The credibility of UFO sightings and the impact on scientific curiosity and education The credibility of UFO sightings is emphasized by credible individuals and data from simultaneous ship and radar analysis, with the potential to stimulate young individuals to pursue scientific inquiries.']}, {'end': 2400.599, 'start': 2166.28, 'title': 'Imagining future technologies', 'summary': "Discusses the power of imagining future technologies, citing examples from gene therapy and the potential motivations behind alien civilizations visiting us, with references to the potential impact on humanity's future.", 'duration': 234.319, 'highlights': ['Imagining future technologies and believing in their possibility can lead to their creation, as demonstrated in gene therapy advancements. The speaker describes how imagining and believing in the possibility of future technologies led to the creation of gene therapy advancements, such as the development of a faster method for making retroviruses, which is now used globally.', 'Speculating about motivations behind alien civilizations visiting us, including the potential desire to guide humanity away from self-destruction and ensure peaceful coexistence. The discussion explores the potential motivations behind alien civilizations visiting us, suggesting the possibility of guiding humanity away from self-destruction and ensuring peaceful coexistence, similar to creating national parks for animals to live naturally.', 'The impact of hypothesizing and imagining future technologies on opening up possibilities and inspiring new ideas. The chapter emphasizes the impact of hypothesizing and imagining future technologies in opening up possibilities and inspiring new ideas, highlighting the power of such thinking to create new technologies.']}, {'end': 2858.892, 'start': 2400.599, 'title': 'Alien encounters and communication challenges', 'summary': 'Discusses the potential encounter with aliens, the need for cautious interaction, the expansion of understanding through ufos, and the challenges of communication between different forms of intelligence, emphasizing the importance of wisdom and the limitations of human comprehension.', 'duration': 458.293, 'highlights': ['Encounter with aliens and the need for cautious interaction The chapter addresses the potential encounter with aliens and the importance of being cautious in the interaction, drawing parallels to historical colonial behavior and emphasizing the need for learning and understanding.', "Expansion of understanding through UFOs The discussion highlights the role of UFOs in expanding the Overton window and the scientific community's understanding of life, specifically in the context of exploring Mars and moons with potential life forms.", 'Challenges of communication between different forms of intelligence The chapter addresses the challenges of communication between humans and potential alien intelligences, emphasizing the difficulty of conveying concepts and the potential limitations in communication due to the differences in intelligence.', 'Importance of wisdom and limitations of human comprehension The discussion emphasizes the importance of wisdom carried by potential alien intelligences and the potential misinterpretation of their actions and communication by humans, highlighting the limitations of human understanding in the context of encountering advanced beings.']}], 'duration': 1824.939, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ1033953.jpg', 'highlights': ["The basal ganglia's role in higher intelligence, intuition, and planning contradicts initial beliefs.", 'Discovery of enriched MRI dense neurons in the basal ganglia provides insight into higher cognitive functions.', 'Potential correlation between UFO encounters and enriched MRI dense neurons in the basal ganglia.', 'Discovery of statistically rare higher functioning individuals with unique perception and processing abilities.', 'Higher functioning individuals may have a heightened ability to perceive anomalous information.', 'UFO sightings may involve a projection into the mind, impacting perception and memory.', 'Exploration of stimulating human and ant perception through interacting with their sensory systems.', 'Credibility of UFO sightings emphasized by credible individuals and data, stimulating scientific curiosity.', 'Imagining future technologies can lead to their creation, demonstrated in gene therapy advancements.', 'Speculation about motivations behind alien civilizations visiting us, including guiding humanity away from self-destruction.', 'Hypothesizing and imagining future technologies open up possibilities and inspire new ideas.', 'Importance of cautious interaction in potential encounters with aliens, drawing parallels to historical colonial behavior.', 'Role of UFOs in expanding scientific understanding of life and challenges of communication with potential alien intelligences.', 'Emphasis on the importance of wisdom carried by potential alien intelligences and the limitations of human comprehension.']}, {'end': 3279.975, 'segs': [{'end': 2893.303, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2861.153, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 2869.235, 'text': 'Steven Greer claimed that a skeleton discovered in Atacama region of Chile might be an alien.', 'start': 2861.153, 'duration': 8.082}, {'end': 2877.098, 'text': 'You reached out to him and took on the task of proving or disproving that with the rigor of science.', 'start': 2870.155, 'duration': 6.943}, {'end': 2885.24, 'text': 'The result is a paper titled, Whole Genome Sequencing of Atacama Skeleton Shows Novel Mutations Linked with Dysplasia.', 'start': 2877.218, 'duration': 8.022}, {'end': 2893.303, 'text': 'Can you tell this full story? 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Because you're dealing with UFO encounters, you're dealing with the anomalous.", 'start': 3157.462, 'duration': 7.605}, {'end': 3171.285, 'text': "Well, people have said, let's go back to the Atacama case, that I was debunking it.", 'start': 3165.66, 'duration': 5.625}, {'end': 3173.807, 'text': 'Well, debunking is a loaded term.', 'start': 3172.066, 'duration': 1.741}, {'end': 3179.853, 'text': 'It sort of assumes that you were going in purposefully to prove something is wrong.', 'start': 3174.288, 'duration': 5.565}, {'end': 3181.014, 'text': "I wasn't.", 'start': 3180.614, 'duration': 0.4}, {'end': 3183.116, 'text': 'I was just going in to collect the data.', 'start': 3181.094, 'duration': 2.022}], 'summary': 'Science must balance openness to anomalous data with rejection when unsupported.', 'duration': 47.273, 'max_score': 3135.843, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ3135843.jpg'}], 'start': 2861.153, 'title': 'Atacama skeleton dna analysis', 'summary': 'Details the dna analysis of the atacama skeleton, confirmed to be human through whole genome sequencing, revealing novel mutations linked with dysplasia, involving a team of 11 people, including two stanford scientists and roche sequencing group. it also emphasizes the importance of scientific integrity and the pursuit of truth in the ufo community.', 'chapters': [{'end': 3062.719, 'start': 2861.153, 'title': 'Atacama skeleton dna analysis', 'summary': 'Details the dna analysis of the atacama skeleton, which was initially speculated to be alien but was subsequently confirmed to be human through whole genome sequencing, uncovering novel mutations linked with dysplasia, involving a team of 11 people including two stanford scientists and roche sequencing group.', 'duration': 201.566, 'highlights': ['Whole genome sequencing of the Atacama skeleton revealed it to be 100% human, dispelling initial speculation of it being an alien, involving a team of 11 people including two Stanford scientists and Roche sequencing group.', 'The skeleton exhibited dysmorphias of the brain and bone growth, prompting consultation with a world expert in pediatric bone dysmorphias at Stanford, who confirmed the unique nature of the mutations and estimated the age of the skeleton to be around six or seven years old.', 'The study uncovered an unexpectedly large number of mutations associated with bone growth, indicating a rare occurrence of genetic anomalies, and highlighted the importance of careful interpretation of genetic data and avoiding speculation turning into fact.']}, {'end': 3279.975, 'start': 3062.719, 'title': 'Ufo community and scientific integrity', 'summary': 'Discusses the challenges of balancing openness to anomalous discoveries with the scrutiny of scientific data in the ufo community, emphasizing the importance of scientific integrity and the pursuit of truth.', 'duration': 217.256, 'highlights': ["The scientific community is projected as having integrity and a deep curiosity for discovery, without malevolence, and is urged to be open to the anomalous while rejecting it when data doesn't support it.", 'The speaker emphasizes the need to sift through hyped and extravagant claims in the UFO community to uncover real inquiry, citing an example where a hyped case was proven to be human through DNA sequencing.', 'The chapter discusses the hunger in the populace to discover something anomalous and new, while highlighting the importance of rigor and scientific inquiry in revealing the extravagant, as seen in the example of CRISPR sequences in bacterial genomes resembling viruses.']}], 'duration': 418.822, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ2861153.jpg', 'highlights': ['Whole genome sequencing confirmed Atacama skeleton as 100% human, involving 11 people.', 'Consultation with pediatric bone dysmorphias expert at Stanford confirmed unique mutations.', 'Uncovered large number of mutations associated with bone growth, emphasizing careful interpretation of genetic data.', "Scientific community projected as having integrity and deep curiosity for discovery, urged to be open to the anomalous while rejecting it when data doesn't support it.", 'Emphasized the need to sift through hyped and extravagant claims in the UFO community to uncover real inquiry.', 'Discussed the hunger in the populace to discover something anomalous and new, while highlighting the importance of rigor and scientific inquiry.']}, {'end': 3731.287, 'segs': [{'end': 3315.544, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3281.187, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 3282.348, 'text': 'And so how did they get there?', 'start': 3281.187, 'duration': 1.161}, {'end': 3289.096, 'text': 'And, lo and behold, after a lot of effort and work, well, a couple of Nobel Prizes went out the door,', 'start': 3282.829, 'duration': 6.267}, {'end': 3296.464, 'text': 'but these strange things ended up having extraordinarily extravagant possibilities.', 'start': 3289.096, 'duration': 7.368}, {'end': 3299.776, 'text': "You've also looked at UFO materials.", 'start': 3297.895, 'duration': 1.881}, {'end': 3303.178, 'text': 'You are in possession of UFO materials yourself.', 'start': 3300.196, 'duration': 2.982}, {'end': 3305.099, 'text': 'Claimed UFO materials.', 'start': 3303.898, 'duration': 1.201}, {'end': 3309.181, 'text': "Alleged Alleged UFO materials, that's right.", 'start': 3305.499, 'duration': 3.682}, {'end': 3315.544, 'text': "What's another term? Weird materials that don't seem to..", 'start': 3310.441, 'duration': 5.103}], 'summary': 'Effort led to nobel prizes, revealing extravagant possibilities. possession of alleged ufo materials.', 'duration': 34.357, 'max_score': 3281.187, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ3281187.jpg'}, {'end': 3422.321, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3391.374, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 3395.877, 'text': "I have some couple of things that might be biological that are interesting that I haven't really spent a lot of time on yet.", 'start': 3391.374, 'duration': 4.503}, {'end': 3401.4, 'text': 'When you look at a metal, you basically well, okay, what are the elements in it?', 'start': 3396.677, 'duration': 4.723}, {'end': 3403.402, 'text': "And what's it made of?", 'start': 3402.521, 'duration': 0.881}, {'end': 3407.364, 'text': "And so there's pretty standard approaches to doing that.", 'start': 3404.542, 'duration': 2.822}, {'end': 3410.586, 'text': 'Most of them involve a technology called mass spectrometry.', 'start': 3407.924, 'duration': 2.662}, {'end': 3416.51, 'text': "And there's probably about five or six different kinds of mass spectrometry that you could bring to bear on answering it.", 'start': 3411.547, 'duration': 4.963}, {'end': 3422.321, 'text': 'And they either tell you, depending upon the limit of the resolution of the instrument,', 'start': 3417.737, 'duration': 4.584}], 'summary': 'Exploring biological elements using mass spectrometry for metal analysis.', 'duration': 30.947, 'max_score': 3391.374, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ3391374.jpg'}, {'end': 3553.41, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3519.157, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 3526.622, 'text': 'Well, so the ratios of isotopes for any given element are basically the result of stellar processes.', 'start': 3519.157, 'duration': 7.465}, {'end': 3533.827, 'text': 'A 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'summary': 'Covers the investigation of alleged ufo materials, including their origins and analysis using mass spectrometry, revealing unusual isotope ratios in metals. it also discusses the origin of isotopes in the solar system, their applications, and the ubatuba case involving magnesium with different isotope ratios, raising questions about their origin and authenticity.', 'chapters': [{'end': 3518.377, 'start': 3281.187, 'title': 'Ufo materials investigation', 'summary': 'Discusses the investigation of alleged ufo materials, including their origins and analysis using mass spectrometry, revealing unusual isotope ratios in metals.', 'duration': 237.19, 'highlights': ['The chapter delves into the investigation of alleged UFO materials, including their origins and analysis using mass spectrometry, revealing unusual isotope ratios in metals.', 'The materials obtained are mostly metals, with a few potential biological samples, and are analyzed using mass spectrometry, which reveals unusual isotope ratios, suggesting possible engineering processes.', 'The investigation involves analyzing the elements and isotopes present in the materials using mass spectrometry, uncovering abnormal isotope ratios, indicating potential engineering processes or byproducts.']}, {'end': 3731.287, 'start': 3519.157, 'title': 'Isotopes and ubatuba case', 'summary': 'Discusses the origin of isotopes in the solar system, their uses in blowing things up, anti-counterfeiting and anti-cancer, and the ubatuba case where two pieces of magnesium with different isotope ratios were found, raising questions about their origin and authenticity.', 'duration': 212.13, 'highlights': ['The origin of isotopes in the solar system is attributed to stellar processes, with the ratios determined at the time of a supernova explosion several billion years ago.', 'Most isotopes are primarily used for destructive purposes, such as specific ratios of plutonium and uranium for blowing things up, while stable isotopes are used in money as a tool against counterfeiting.', 'The Ubatuba case involves the discovery of pure magnesium chunks with different isotope ratios, raising questions about their origin and authenticity, leading to the analysis of the isotope ratios using a sensitive instrument called a secondary ion mass spec.']}], 'duration': 450.1, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ3281187.jpg', 'highlights': ['The investigation involves analyzing the elements and isotopes present in the materials using mass spectrometry, uncovering abnormal isotope ratios, indicating potential engineering processes or byproducts.', 'The materials obtained are mostly metals, with a few potential biological samples, and are analyzed using mass spectrometry, which reveals unusual isotope ratios, suggesting possible engineering processes.', 'The chapter delves into the investigation of alleged UFO materials, including their origins and analysis using mass spectrometry, revealing unusual isotope ratios in metals.', 'The origin of isotopes in the solar system is attributed to stellar processes, with the ratios determined at the time of a supernova explosion several billion years ago.', 'The Ubatuba case involves the discovery of pure magnesium chunks with different isotope ratios, raising questions about their origin and authenticity, leading to the analysis of the isotope ratios using a sensitive instrument called a secondary ion mass spec.']}, {'end': 4586.278, 'segs': [{'end': 3760.871, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3732.731, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 3741.016, 'text': 'So I mean it was sort of like you had an internal control of what was normal and you had this other one which was wrong.', 'start': 3732.731, 'duration': 8.285}, {'end': 3746.78, 'text': "And so you're left with kind of an open question.", 'start': 3742.457, 'duration': 4.323}, {'end': 3755.805, 'text': 'Was this a hoax? Were these two chains of custody, one of them a hoax, that somebody purposefully introduced those things? 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'duration': 4.322}, {'end': 4494.809, 'text': "I mean, we're not, it needs to be like 10x, like one or two orders of magnitude more funding to do this kind of thing.", 'start': 4487.905, 'duration': 6.904}], 'summary': 'Efforts to fund moonshot projects need 10x more funding for data collection on ufos.', 'duration': 28.495, 'max_score': 4466.314, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ4466314.jpg'}, {'end': 4562.44, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4538.981, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 4549.61, 'text': 'you know the bill was passed in the Department of Defense and now it formally establishes an office to collate that information and also to be transparent about it.', 'start': 4538.981, 'duration': 10.629}, {'end': 4551.711, 'text': 'Money is now set aside.', 'start': 4550.55, 'duration': 1.161}, {'end': 4562.44, 'text': "What do you think of, just in case people don't know, the DoD established a new department to study 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'kabuki theater' and the influence campaign behind UFO sightings challenges the conventional understanding of alien interactions. Jacques Vallée's concept of 'kabuki theater' suggests that UFO sightings may be orchestrated to influence human culture, challenging traditional perceptions of alien encounters.", 'The establishment of the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group within the Department of Defense signifies a significant step towards transparency and formal study of UFOs. The creation of a new Department of Defense office dedicated to studying UFOs demonstrates a shift towards transparency and formal investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena.', 'The need for increased funding and widespread data collection efforts for UFO research is emphasized, suggesting a call for substantial investment in analyzing anomalous events. There is a call for substantial investment in widespread data collection efforts and increased funding for UFO research to analyze anomalous events.', 'Challenges in presenting credible evidence of alien technology and the difficulty in convincing humans of the novelty of extraterrestrial technology are discussed, highlighting the complex nature of proving the existence of advanced alien technology. The chapter acknowledges the challenges in presenting credible evidence of alien technology and emphasizes the complexity of convincing humans of the novelty of extraterrestrial technology.']}], 'duration': 853.547, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ3732731.jpg', 'highlights': ['The establishment of the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group within the Department of Defense signifies a significant step towards transparency and formal study of UFOs.', 'The need for increased funding and widespread data collection efforts for UFO research is emphasized, suggesting a call for substantial investment in analyzing anomalous events.', "Jacques Vallée's notion of 'kabuki theater' and the influence campaign behind UFO sightings challenges the conventional understanding of alien interactions.", 'The introduction of false evidence raises the question of whether it was a hoax or purposefully introduced, with a significant cost involved, estimated at several tens of thousands of dollars.', 'Challenges in presenting credible evidence of alien technology and the difficulty in convincing humans of the novelty of extraterrestrial technology are discussed, highlighting the complex nature of proving the existence of advanced alien technology.', 'The motive behind introducing false evidence is questioned, considering the long-term plan and the subtle nature of the potential hoax.']}, {'end': 5011.407, 'segs': [{'end': 4615.578, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4586.778, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 4591.082, 'text': "I think there's still a tug of war going on behind the scenes as to who's going to control this.", 'start': 4586.778, 'duration': 4.304}, {'end': 4597.668, 'text': 'But I do know, though, that money has been set aside that will be used to..', 'start': 4592.463, 'duration': 5.205}, {'end': 4607.393, 'text': 'make things more public, right? To start to get others involved.', 'start': 4599.469, 'duration': 7.924}, {'end': 4611.456, 'text': "I'm involved with an effort to get other academics involved.", 'start': 4608.294, 'duration': 3.162}, {'end': 4613.257, 'text': 'So you think there might be some of that.', 'start': 4611.856, 'duration': 1.401}, {'end': 4615.578, 'text': 'money could be directed towards funding.', 'start': 4613.257, 'duration': 2.321}], 'summary': 'Efforts to allocate funding for public involvement and academic engagement are ongoing.', 'duration': 28.8, 'max_score': 4586.778, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ4586778.jpg'}, {'end': 4659.608, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4635.355, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 4644.021, 'text': 'There are, there are, there are being set up other private efforts to bring monies involved and to use that to leverage, uh,', 'start': 4635.355, 'duration': 8.666}, {'end': 4648.323, 'text': 'and get access 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probably in the in the, you know, five to 10 million range to get stuff done,", 'start': 4694.359, 'duration': 9.027}, {'end': 4712.053, 'text': "but that's actually a relatively modest amount of money to accomplish something that has been in the zeitgeist for decades.", 'start': 4703.386, 'duration': 8.667}], 'summary': 'A few million dollars needed for proper analysis of materials. galileo project requires 5 to 10 million for modest accomplishment.', 'duration': 28.063, 'max_score': 4683.99, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ4683990.jpg'}, {'end': 4753.671, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4729.074, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 4736.381, 'text': "the money is a little bit ambiguous to what direction you're doing the research in,", 'start': 4729.074, 'duration': 7.307}, {'end': 4745.267, 'text': "and the scientists get really good at telling a narrative of like yeah, yeah, yeah, we're fulfilling the purpose of this funding,", 'start': 4736.381, 'duration': 8.886}, {'end': 4748.529, 'text': "but we're actually they end up doing really what they're curious about.", 'start': 4745.267, 'duration': 3.262}, {'end': 4753.671, 'text': "And of course you cannot deviate like if you're getting funded to study penguins in Antarctica.", 'start': 4748.929, 'duration': 4.742}], 'summary': 'Funding ambiguity leads to scientists pursuing personal interests', 'duration': 24.597, 'max_score': 4729.074, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ4729074.jpg'}, {'end': 4965.905, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4934.184, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 4936.244, 'text': 'Is there a hopeful message for transparency?', 'start': 4934.184, 'duration': 2.06}, {'end': 4936.945, 'text': "that's possible?", 'start': 4936.244, 'duration': 0.701}, {'end': 4941.766, 'text': "Like if you were in power and I'm not saying president,", 'start': 4937.305, 'duration': 4.461}, {'end': 4950.455, 'text': 'because maybe the president is not the the source of power here would you release this information in some way or form?', 'start': 4941.766, 'duration': 8.689}, {'end': 4951.937, 'text': 'Yes, if I were.', 'start': 4950.575, 'duration': 1.362}, {'end': 4953.879, 'text': 'I think it would.', 'start': 4953.098, 'duration': 0.781}, {'end': 4959.66, 'text': "I think it's, I think it's something that can bring humanity together, right?", 'start': 4953.879, 'duration': 5.781}, {'end': 4965.905, 'text': 'I think that knowledge of this kind of thing to know that we are, you know,', 'start': 4959.76, 'duration': 6.145}], 'summary': 'Transparency can bring humanity together, promoting a hopeful message.', 'duration': 31.721, 'max_score': 4934.184, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ4934184.jpg'}], 'start': 4586.778, 'title': 'Funding and collaboration in academic research', 'summary': 'Delves into 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'The ambiguity of research direction due to funding is highlighted, with scientists being adept at shaping narratives to pursue their curiosity, implying a disconnect between funding purpose and actual research focus.', 'The potential possession of extraterrestrial knowledge by the government is mentioned, with the speaker expressing a hopeful message for transparency and unity if such information were to be made public, emphasizing the positive impact on humanity.', 'The speaker expresses a forgiving stance towards government officials who may have hidden extraterrestrial knowledge, advocating for amnesty and emphasizing the importance of focusing on the present and future rather than assigning blame for past actions.', 'The speaker emphasizes the importance of open-mindedness and independent scientific pursuit, advocating for getting extraterrestrial knowledge into the public domain to facilitate real progress and discoveries.']}], 'duration': 424.629, 'thumbnail': 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direction.", 'The ambiguity of research direction due to funding is highlighted, with scientists being adept at shaping narratives to pursue their curiosity, implying a disconnect between funding purpose and actual research focus.', 'The potential possession of extraterrestrial knowledge by the government is mentioned, with the speaker expressing a hopeful message for transparency and unity if such information were to be made public, emphasizing the positive impact on humanity.']}, {'end': 5552.189, 'segs': [{'end': 5086.592, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5055.255, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 5056.195, 'text': 'In all forms.', 'start': 5055.255, 'duration': 0.94}, {'end': 5065.598, 'text': "and it makes me truly sad because it's obvious that, for example, the origins of the COVID virus.", 'start': 5056.195, 'duration': 9.403}, {'end': 5076.045, 'text': "it's obvious to me that the Chinese government, whatever the origins are, is interested in not releasing information about it,", 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history of UFOs.', 'start': 5225.836, 'duration': 3.522}, {'end': 5231.539, 'text': "I'm a scientist.", 'start': 5230.759, 'duration': 0.78}, {'end': 5234.001, 'text': 'I worked on the brain.', 'start': 5233.24, 'duration': 0.761}, {'end': 5238.697, 'text': "area because it's something I can collect data on.", 'start': 5235.695, 'duration': 3.002}, {'end': 5242.861, 'text': 'I can go back to the same individual, collect their MRI again and redo it.', 'start': 5238.737, 'duration': 4.124}, {'end': 5244.542, 'text': 'I can hand that MRI to somebody else.', 'start': 5242.961, 'duration': 1.581}, {'end': 5245.342, 'text': 'They can analyze it.', 'start': 5244.562, 'duration': 0.78}, {'end': 5247.124, 'text': 'I can get materials.', 'start': 5246.083, 'duration': 1.041}, {'end': 5248.285, 'text': 'I can analyze them.', 'start': 5247.304, 'duration': 0.981}, {'end': 5250.066, 'text': 'I can get some of these skeletons.', 'start': 5248.785, 'duration': 1.281}, {'end': 5254.509, 'text': "I 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The speaker emphasizes the importance of collecting empirical data in UFO research, highlighting the ability to collect and reproduce data to analyze anomalies and rare events, such as collecting MRI scans, materials, and even skeletons for analysis.', "Discussion on Avi Loeb's insightful speculation on Oumuamua, which challenges traditional explanations and inspires better data collection efforts, is presented. The transcript delves into Avi Loeb's insightful speculation on Oumuamua, emphasizing how he challenges traditional explanations and inspires better data collection efforts, with a focus on his ability to see alternative explanations that better fit the models and his perseverance in ignoring critics to pursue further investigations.", "Skepticism about Bob Lazar's story is expressed, with a mention of the captivating impact of his story on people's imagination and the ongoing conversation it has sparked. 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5803.2, 'text': 'What was that? and then it ended up being something interesting that made their careers, I could count on a few hands.', 'start': 5793.886, 'duration': 9.314}, {'end': 5811.887, 'text': "Yeah, get excited by the extraordinary that's outside of the thing that you've done in the past.", 'start': 5804.401, 'duration': 7.486}, {'end': 5824.012, 'text': "Just on a personal psychological level, I'm sure at Stanford, I'm sure in you exploring some of these ideas, there's pressure.", 'start': 5812.947, 'duration': 11.065}, {'end': 5829.215, 'text': 'How do you not give in to the pressure?', 'start': 5824.973, 'duration': 4.242}], 'summary': 'Exploring new ideas and avoiding pressure at stanford led to career success for a few individuals.', 'duration': 35.329, 'max_score': 5793.886, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ5793886.jpg'}, {'end': 5904.936, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5881.388, 'weight': 7, 'content': 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'It makes us both smaller but larger at the same time to me.', 'start': 6090.597, 'duration': 3.302}, {'end': 6102.225, 'text': 'You know, I can look outside at the stars and think and imagine what else might be out there.', 'start': 6093.919, 'duration': 8.306}, {'end': 6108.31, 'text': "And although I know that I will never see it all, it excites me to know that it's there.", 'start': 6102.786, 'duration': 5.524}, {'end': 6118.657, 'text': 'Well, Gary, both to respect your time and also because at 12 I turned into a princess,', 'start': 6110.134, 'duration': 8.523}], 'summary': 'Realizing a bigger world view, humbling and fascinating discovery of the unknown.', 'duration': 26.188, 'max_score': 6039.912, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/uTCc2-1tbBQ/pics/uTCc2-1tbBQ6039912.jpg'}], 'start': 5552.449, 'title': 'Galileo project and embracing unconventional science', 'summary': 'Discusses the galileo project, a new space research initiative led 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