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Adam Frank is an astrophysicist studying star systems and the search for extraterrestrial life and alien civilizations.Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep455-scSee below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc.

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OUTLINE:(00:00) – Introduction(14:22) – Planet formation(19:32) – Plate tectonics(26:54) – Extinction events(31:04) – Biosphere(34:02) – Technosphere(38:17) – Emergence of intelligence(44:29) – Drake equation(48:43) – Exoplanets(51:28) – Habitable zones(54:30) – Fermi Paradox(1:03:28) – Alien civilizations(1:12:55) – Colonizing Mars(1:25:11) – Search for aliens(1:41:37) – Alien megastructures(1:47:43) – Kardashev scale(1:52:56) – Detecting aliens(1:59:38) – Warp drives(2:05:45) – Cryogenics(2:09:03) – What aliens look like(2:17:48) – Alien contact(2:28:53) – UFO sightings(2:40:38) – Physics of life(3:06:29) – Nature of time(3:22:53) – Cognition(3:27:16) – Mortality