Gregory Benford - What Would Intelligent Aliens Mean?

Watch more interviews on alien life: Do intelligent aliens exist? Who knows? But here’s what we do know: the potential existence of intelligent aliens probes meaning and purpose in the universe. What would it mean if the universe were teeming with life? What would it mean if we humans were alone? Free access to Closer to Truth’s library of 5,000 videos: Support the show with Closer To Truth merchandise: Gregory Benford is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist who is on the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. He is also a contributing editor of Reason magazine. Register for free at for subscriber-only exclusives: Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues o