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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(06:49) – Grabby aliens

(44:33) – War and competition

(50:07) – Global government

(1:02:58) – Humanity’s future

(1:13:00) – Hello aliens

(1:40:03) – UFO sightings

(2:04:40) – Conspiracy theories

(2:12:58) – Elephant in the brain

(2:26:29) – Medicine

(2:38:58) – Institutions

(3:05:52) – Physics

(3:10:43) – Artificial intelligence

(3:28:32) – Economics

(3:31:53) – Political science

(3:37:42) – Advice for young people

(3:46:33) – Darkest moments

(3:49:34) – Love and loss

(3:58:57) – Immortality

(4:02:53) – Simulation hypothesis

(4:13:10) – Meaning of life