Brian Cox

Yeah. Okay. You would have to concede that. So we're just saying that the way that we've looked for energy signatures, for example, of civilizations, you tend to look for big things because that's all we can see. And we don't see any big things. We don't see any big structures. We don't see any evidence of spacecraft and all that kind of stuff.

Yeah. Okay. You would have to concede that. So we're just saying that the way that we've looked for energy signatures, for example, of civilizations, you tend to look for big things because that's all we can see. And we don't see any big things. We don't see any big structures. We don't see any evidence of spacecraft and all that kind of stuff.

But I could make an argument that, well, why would the spacecraft be big? Right. Because as you said, it's another thing you said, actually. It's interesting that we're on the verge now of creating things, artificially intelligent things, which are smarter than us. So I think everyone agrees that we're on the verge of doing that. Artificial general intelligence.

But I could make an argument that, well, why would the spacecraft be big? Right. Because as you said, it's another thing you said, actually. It's interesting that we're on the verge now of creating things, artificially intelligent things, which are smarter than us. So I think everyone agrees that we're on the verge of doing that. Artificial general intelligence.

But I could make an argument that, well, why would the spacecraft be big? Right. Because as you said, it's another thing you said, actually. It's interesting that we're on the verge now of creating things, artificially intelligent things, which are smarter than us. So I think everyone agrees that we're on the verge of doing that. Artificial general intelligence.

Some people might think it's further away than others. You probably had people on the show said it's five years away or two years away or 50 years away. But it's probably not 10,000 years away, right? So that which is the blink of an eye. Once you've done that, and once you've got those things...

Some people might think it's further away than others. You probably had people on the show said it's five years away or two years away or 50 years away. But it's probably not 10,000 years away, right? So that which is the blink of an eye. Once you've done that, and once you've got those things...

Some people might think it's further away than others. You probably had people on the show said it's five years away or two years away or 50 years away. But it's probably not 10,000 years away, right? So that which is the blink of an eye. Once you've done that, and once you've got those things...

I find it hard to believe that if we get that far as a civilization, we won't begin to send those things out to the planets and ultimately to the stars. So we'll begin that process if we survive long enough. Sure. And it shouldn't be too much longer. Might be 100 years, might be 10,000 years, but we should do it. So it becomes a powerful question. Why does it appear that nobody's done that before?

I find it hard to believe that if we get that far as a civilization, we won't begin to send those things out to the planets and ultimately to the stars. So we'll begin that process if we survive long enough. Sure. And it shouldn't be too much longer. Might be 100 years, might be 10,000 years, but we should do it. So it becomes a powerful question. Why does it appear that nobody's done that before?

I find it hard to believe that if we get that far as a civilization, we won't begin to send those things out to the planets and ultimately to the stars. So we'll begin that process if we survive long enough. Sure. And it shouldn't be too much longer. Might be 100 years, might be 10,000 years, but we should do it. So it becomes a powerful question. Why does it appear that nobody's done that before?

And my guess, in the absence of other evidence, would be biology. It's just that maybe the number of places where biology becomes complex enough to do that is on average one, maybe on average zero per galaxy. Maybe just civilizations are very, very, very rare in the universe. Maybe that's an answer. But that's a guess.

And my guess, in the absence of other evidence, would be biology. It's just that maybe the number of places where biology becomes complex enough to do that is on average one, maybe on average zero per galaxy. Maybe just civilizations are very, very, very rare in the universe. Maybe that's an answer. But that's a guess.

And my guess, in the absence of other evidence, would be biology. It's just that maybe the number of places where biology becomes complex enough to do that is on average one, maybe on average zero per galaxy. Maybe just civilizations are very, very, very rare in the universe. Maybe that's an answer. But that's a guess.

There's a lot of points in there. So you're right. What you're arguing, I suppose, is whether intelligence... is integral to the structure, the biological structure, or whether it is a separate thing. And I think, so again, I think the answer is it's not known. You could argue either way, but the counter argument would be The brain, these things, are just computers, ultimately.

There's a lot of points in there. So you're right. What you're arguing, I suppose, is whether intelligence... is integral to the structure, the biological structure, or whether it is a separate thing. And I think, so again, I think the answer is it's not known. You could argue either way, but the counter argument would be The brain, these things, are just computers, ultimately.

There's a lot of points in there. So you're right. What you're arguing, I suppose, is whether intelligence... is integral to the structure, the biological structure, or whether it is a separate thing. And I think, so again, I think the answer is it's not known. You could argue either way, but the counter argument would be The brain, these things, are just computers, ultimately.

There's nothing magical in there. It is connected to a body, and so there are these sensations. But it doesn't seem to me impossible that a silicon-based life form or whatever it is, obviously it has sensors, it has access to the environment, it exists, it thinks. I don't see any fundamental difference between an intelligence,

There's nothing magical in there. It is connected to a body, and so there are these sensations. But it doesn't seem to me impossible that a silicon-based life form or whatever it is, obviously it has sensors, it has access to the environment, it exists, it thinks. I don't see any fundamental difference between an intelligence,

There's nothing magical in there. It is connected to a body, and so there are these sensations. But it doesn't seem to me impossible that a silicon-based life form or whatever it is, obviously it has sensors, it has access to the environment, it exists, it thinks. I don't see any fundamental difference between an intelligence,