Watch every episode ad-free & uncensored on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones Adam Frank is an astrophysicist and leading expert on the final stages of evolution for stars like the sun using advanced supercomputer tools for studying how stars form and how they die. SPONSORS https://mizzenandmain.com - Use code DANNY20 for 20% off. https://rhonutrition.com - Use code DANNY for 20% off sitewide. http://amentara.com/go/dj - Use code DJ22 for 22% off. https://whiterabbitenergy.com/?ref=DJP - Use code DJP for 20% off EPISODE LINKS https://www.everymansuniverse.com Little Book of Aliens: https://a.co/d/09qdwlxG FOLLOW DANNY JONES https://www.instagram.com/dannyjones https://twitter.com/jonesdanny OUTLINE 00:00 - Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) 01:02 - the first exoplanet discovery 02:49 - Techno-signatures 05:36 - the silurian hypothesis 10:28 - gaps in the fossil record 16:12 - alternate technology of ancient civilizations 17:12 - the 2 meanings of a "theory" 20:30 - Townsend Brown & the Biefeld-Brown effect 24:08 - why there's no such thing as anti-gravity 31:56 - science for public vs. private knowledge 35:28 - military insiders on aliens & UFOs 42:37 - the universe is accelerating 45:35 - why personal testimony on UFOs is useless 49:17 - the greatest minds don't go into government 54:29 - aliens didn't come from other planets 59:45 - where human evolution is headed 01:03:13 - interstellar distances are not travelable 01:07:01 - the dark inspiration behind Arc Raiders 01:09:47 - the danger of current AI technology 01:17:44 - doomsday scenario where AI becomes useless 01:25:11 - the transformation of humans into cyborgs 01:31:08 - how humans change with technology 01:32:52 - what brings down human civilizations 01:36:53 - why moon landing deniers are full of s**t 01:41:42 - commercial space travel 01:46:34 - abandoning a shared reality 01:48:20 - science = national prospertity (china is gaining influence) 01:51:25 - the south pole & weird things about the moon 01:57:04 - the rare earth hypothesis 02:01:41 - how organisms change the atmosphere & climate 02:07:49 - climate patterns throughout Earth's history 02:13:02 - Earth's 5 mass extinction events 02:14:08 - "don't save the earth, save yourself" 02:16:48 - why top scientists disagree on climate 02:24:31 - the state of solar power 02:32:46 - pollution from SpaceX 02:34:56 - the younger dryas impact hypothesis 02:39:22 - the astrobiology field 02:41:54 - the Channeled Scablands 02:44:05 - what really happened to megafauna 02:45:25 - the ethics of human preservation 02:46:27 - human life may have started on Mars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices