avi-loeb---neil-morganbesserHarvardSpeak LA: Evidence of Extraterrestrial Intelligence? A Conversation with Harvard Astronomy Professor Avi Loeb


Prof. Avi Loeb will discuss his current research on recently discovered anomalous interstellar objects. Is space trash from extraterrestrial technological civilizations lurking among natural interstellar rocks?


Thursday, February 27, 2025 @ 3:00-4:00pm
Virtual Event via Zoom (details sent after registration)


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Contact: Neil Morganbesser, nmorganbesser@gmail.com

Abraham (Avi) Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard and a bestselling author of 8 books on a wide range of topics, including black holes, the first stars, the search for extraterrestrial life and the future of the Universe. Prof. Loeb is the Director of the Institute for Theory and Computation at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and also serves as the head of the Galileo Project. From 2011-2020, Prof. Loeb was Harvard’s longest serving Chair of the Department of Astronomy and was the Founding Director of Harvard’s Black Hole Initiative. He has been selected by TIME magazine as one of the most influential people in space. In 2024, Prof. Loeb was ranked #3 in publication record and impact of research among all astronomers worldwide by ScholarGPS, and his latest TED talk was among the top 10 most popular TED talks in 2024.

As background reading for the participants, Prof. Loeb recommends several of his essays, which can be accessed at https://avi-loeb.medium.com.

The event will be moderated by Neil B. Morganbesser ’86.

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3:00PM - 4:00PM Thu 27 Feb 2025, Pacific timezone

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