Avi Loeb | PBD Podcast | Ep. 294
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Today on the PBD Podcast, Patrick Bet-David sits down with Abraham "Avi" Loeb, an Israeli-American theoretical physicist who works on astrophysics and cosmol...

Harvard professor Avi Loeb suggests that the solution to the UFO mystery is straightforward. If the government declassifies all the high-quality data we often hear about, then scientists can begin verifying the data and confirm a non-human presence and technology on Earth.

He also mentions that The Galileo Project serves as his “Plan B” if the government never releases the high-quality data. Furthermore, Avi Loeb states that he once submitted a white paper to NASA to assist them with the UFO issue, but they did not take him up on his offer.

Additionally, Avi highlights that many of his colleagues aren’t actively seeking evidence to guide their beliefs and are resistant to change.

  • @grabyourmotherskeysEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    I think Loeb is the real deal but the reality is he’s a human being with a very high opinion of himself. Now, that’s a well deserved self image. He’s a brilliant person who has accomplished tremendous things. But he is really a grudge holder from what I can tell (see “he’s human”).

    I think he wanted to be on that NASA task force that is reporting on the UAP issue and he also tried to get them on board with Project Galileo. Neither of these worked out so he tends to bring them up at every opportunity to point this out.

    I am having trouble finding references to this but he’s mentioned it in several interviews.

    To be clear: I’m a fan of Avi Loeb. I admire his work, his drive, and his intellectual curiosity. He’s one of the best people in the field right now. But he’s got an ego. :) Like Nolan, this drives him to work even harder to prove naysayers wrong and prove himself right. High achievers are often like this.

    Edit - sorry, forgot to wrap this up. I have a feeling (no proof) that’s he’s too controversial for them and they worried he would be using every opportunity to fund raise for his pet protects (PG and ocean exploration, etc) which might also be seen as a conflict of interest.

    • @SignullGoneOPMEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      I believe those are valid points. I also believe he can sometimes be quite curt when discussing with someone with whom he disagrees.

      I’m a fan of Avi Loeb. I admire his work, his drive, and his intellectual curiosity. He’s one of the best people in the field right now. But he’s got an ego. :) Like Nolan, this drives him to work even harder to prove naysayers wrong and prove himself right. High achievers are often like this.

      I think you and I are in 100% agreement here.