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Interstellar: The Future of Space Exploration w/ Avi Loeb and Weiping Yu (Science and U)

Podcast: David Gornoski
Published: Jan 19, 2026
Duration seconds: 3686
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Summary

Physicists Avi Loeb and Dr Weiping Yu join David Gornoski to discuss Professor Loeb's latest book "Interstellar," why colonizing Mars is not enough, the possibility of extraterrestrial life, the dangers of AI, free will, and more. Buy "Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future Beyond Earth" on Amazon here . Follow Dr Weiping Yu on X here . Follow David Gornoski on X here . Visit aneighborschoice.com for more