Futurology

What is a University professor doing investigating UFOs?  Professor Avi Loeb of Harvard University heads the Galileo Project, which seeks (in part) to identify the nature of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena by establishing a network of telescopes and instruments with the goal of obtaining the first unambiguous clear photos of UFOs. We talk about the demarcation between science and pseudoscience, the rationale for the project, the challenges it will face, and how it all fits into Professor Loeb’s personal philosophy. 0:00 - Introduction 0:05 - A Professor Of Science 2:19 - Avi’s articles and love of philosophy 4:28 - Philosophy of science. Demarcation 7:45 - Say I have a million dollars. Why should I give it to the project? 15:22 - How many telescopes, and where to put them 20:17 - Is photography the way to go? 25:21 - What existing data justifies the need for the project? 28:50 - The vagueness of the UAP report. 32:10 - Photos or Video? 32:50 - How will you know where to aim the telescope. 35:10 - Filtering o