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| Abraham (Avi) Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University and a bestselling author (in lists of the New York Times,Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Die Zeit, Der Spiegel, L'Express and more).
He received a PhD in Physics from
the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem in Israel at age 24 (1980-1986),
led the first international project supported by
the Strategic
Defense Initiative (1983-1988), and was subsequently a
long-term member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton
(1988-1993). Loeb has written 8 books, including most recently, Extraterrestrial (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021), and about 800 papers (with
an h-index
of 117) on a wide range of topics, including
black holes, the first stars, the search for extraterrestrial life and
the future of the Universe.
Loeb is the Director of
the Institute for Theory and Computation (2007-present)
within the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
, and also serves as the Head of
the Galileo Project (2021-present).
He had been the
longest serving Chair of Harvard's
Department of Astronomy (2011-2020) and the Founding Director of
Harvard's Black
Hole Initiative (2016-2021).
He is
an elected fellow of
the American
Academy of Arts & Sciences,
the American
Physical Society, and
the International Academy of
Astronautics. Loeb is a former member of the
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) at the White House, a former chair of
the Board
on Physics and Astronomy of the National Academies (2018-2021) and
a current member of the Advisory Board for "Einstein: Visualize
the Impossible" of the Hebrew University.
He also chairs the Advisory Committee for
the Breakthrough
Starshot Initiative (2016-present) and serves as the Science Theory Director
for
all Initiatives
of the Breakthrough Prize
Foundation. In
2012, TIME
magazine selected Loeb as one of the 25 most influential people in
space and in 2020
Loeb was
selected among the 14 most inspiring Israelis of the last
decade. Click here
for Loeb's commentaries.
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*Extraterrestrial: 28 editions in 25 languages worldwide (2021).
*Extraterrestrial summary, HMH (2021).
IN THE NEWS:
*Finding UAP from Above, The Hill (January 22, 2022).
*Chasing Oumuamua, Newsweek (January 21, 2022).
*An Interview in the Metaverse, The Hill (January 18, 2022).
*Can Intelligence be Digitized?, Medium (January 17, 2022).
*Interview with an NFT, Marc Fernandez, Club Metaverse (January 13, 2022).
*The Hunt for Extraterrestrial Technology, Vimeo (January 12, 2022).
*Extraordinary Evidence Requires Extraordinary Funding, The DeBrief (January 11, 2022).
*Are We Investing Trillions on What Matters?, The Hill (January 8, 2022).
*Virtual Realities May Solve Fermi's Paradox About Extraterrestrials, The Hill (January 5, 2022).
*Looking Through the Windows, Medium (January 2, 2022).
*Reinvigorating the UAP Legacy of Senator Harry Reid, The Hill (January 1, 2022).
*Top 50 SpaceTech Leaders, SpaceTech Analytics (2021).
*News Which Went Over Our Heads, Boston Globe Magazine (December 29, 2021).
*Science Teaches Us Modesty, Instagram (December 29, 2021).
*Sec. 1683 of NDAA 2022, US Congress (December 28, 2021).
*The Launch of JWST, TV News (December 28, 2021).
*The Science of JWST, Al Jazeera English (December 27, 2021).
*We Need Scientific Analysis of Satellite Data on UAP, Medium (December 27, 2021).
*Fishing in Interstellar Space, The DeBrief (December 26, 2021).
*Against the Wind, Medium (December 22, 2021).
*Virtual Reality Makes Us Egotistical and Science Demands Humility, The DeBrief (December 22, 2021).
*Will We Soon Rewrite Textbooks on Our Place in the Universe?, The Hill (December 19, 2021).
*The Tricky Reality of Reality, Medium (December 17, 2021).
*Superhumanize, Podcast (December 15, 2021).
*"Extraterrestrial selected to longlist of PEN/E.O WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE AWARD", BookRiot (December 15, 2021).
*Oumuamua is among "Best of the Year" Phys.org articles of 2021", Phys.org (December 14, 2021).
*Dating the Next `Oumuamua, The DeBrief (December 14, 2021).
*Choosing Risks and Looking for ET, Medium (December 10, 2021).
*Risk Assessment in Mainstream Science, The Hill (December 8, 2021).
*The Fly on the Porch of My Home, The DeBrief (December 2, 2021).
*"Extraterrestrial" is number one among recommended space books for the holidays, Interesting Engineering (November 28, 2021).
*"Health Risks of Space Tourism: Is It Responsible to Send Humans to Mars?", The Hill (November 27, 2021).
*"AI-Scientists May Usher In a Bright Future in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence", The Debrief (November 24, 2021).
*"When Did Life Start in the Universe?", Scientific American (November 24, 2021).
*"Space Exploration and Spirituality", Medium (November 21, 2021).
*"Why Science and Religion Come Together When Discussing Extraterrestrial Life", The Hill (November 18, 2021).
*"Should We Trust Our Future AI Scientists?", Medium (November 16, 2021).
*"Extraterrestrial" is an Best Science Book of the Year and Best Nonfiction Book of the Year, Amazon (November 16, 2021).
*"Extraterrestrials and Religion", Medium (November 14, 2021).
*"Attention to Anomalies", Inference (November 12, 2021).
*"Our Future In Space", National Cathedral, Washington DC (November 10, 2021).
*"Everthing You Need to Know About the Galileo Project", Medium (November 7, 2021).
*"Mention of Galileo Project by the US Senate", Congressional Record (November 5, 2021).
*"Our Universe Inspires Modesty, Curiosity and Calm", Medium (November 5, 2021).
*"Book Review: Life In The Cosmos", The Inquisitive Biologist (November 5, 2021).
*"The Messenger", Boston Magazine (November 2, 2021).
*"Could Our Universe Be Someones Chemistry Project?", Universe Today (November 2, 2021).
*"Our Future In Space", Medium (November 2, 2021).
*"Peace BAR Festival 2021,
In Commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the UN International Day of Peace", Kyung Hee University, Global Academy for Future Civilizations (October 29, 2021).
*"Let Many Flowers Bloom In Space", Medium (October 27, 2021).
*"Our Avatars in Space", Medium (October 25, 2021).
*"On the Possibility of an Artificial Origin for `Oumuamua", Astrobiology (October 19, 2021).
*"Protocol for Contact with Extraterrestrial Equipment", Medium (October 17, 2021).
*"Was Our Universe Created in a Laboratory?", Scientific American (October 15, 2021).
*"In Search for Anomalies", Medium (October 14, 2021).
*"Our Future In Space", Ignatius Forum, National Cathedral, Washington DC (November 10, 2021).
*"A.I. Astronauts from Advanced Civilizations", Medium (October 11, 2021).
*Podcast on Black Holes, Surprisingly Brilliant (October 11, 2021).
*"Be Kind to Extraterrestrial Guests", Medium (October 5, 2021).
*"Microbes, Natural Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence", Scientific American (October 2, 2021).
*"Our Ego Trip In The Cosmos", Medium (September 29, 2021).
*"The Play Is Not About Us", Medium (September 27, 2021).
*"How To Search for Life as We Don't Know It", Medium (September 26, 2021).
*"Rising Above the Rubble", Medium (September 24, 2021).
*Profile, Smithsonian Magazine (October, 2021).
*Q&A with Sarah Scoles, National Book Festival, Library of Congress (Sep 22, 2021).
*Audio interview by Kobi Barkay (in hebrew), Israel Radio Kan (September 23, 2021).
*"Imagination Is Not a Consequence of Formal Education", Medium (September 21, 2021).
*"The Next Sunrise Will Look Different", Medium (September 20, 2021).
*"Astronomers Should Be Willing to Look Closer at Weird Objects on the Sky", Scientific American (September 19, 2021).
*"Superconductivity and Faraday's Law", Professor Lewin (September 18, 2021).
*"A conversation with Avi Loeb (in hebrew)", Kan, Israel (September 18, 2021).
*"Will Autonomous AI Systems Replace Astronauts?", Medium (September 17, 2021).
*"Note to Branson and Bezos: Extraterrestrials Will Not Be Impressed", Scientific American (September 15, 2021).
*"Galileo Project: Religion, Science and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life", The Hill (September 15, 2021).
*"The Wonder of Avi Loeb", Smithsonian Magazine (October, 2021).
*"The `Adults in the Room' Could Be Scientists", Medium (September 14, 2021).
*"A Sermon About Extraterrestrials", Medium (September 14, 2021).
*"Looking for Interstellar Monuments", Scientific American (September 11, 2021).
*"National Book Festival Appearance", Library of Congress (September 22, 2021).
*"Lecture, Book Signing and Film", Coolidge Corner (October 18, 2021).
*"High Holidays Sermon about `Extraterrestrial'", Rabbi Rob Dobrusin, Ann Arbor, MI (September 12, 2021).
*"To Look or Not To Look, That Is The Question!", Scientific American (September 6, 2021).
*"Galileo Project", The Hill (August 28, 2021).
*"Some `Defenders' of Science Might Actually Be Hurting It", Medium (August 24, 2021).
*"ET Search", BILD, Germany (August 23, 2021).
*"Interstellar Objects Outnumber Oort Cloud Objects", Daily Mail, UK (August 23, 2021).
*"When Will We Hear From Extraterrestrials?", Scientific American (August 15, 2021).
*"The Galileo Project", Israeli TV (August 4, 2021).
*"The Galileo Project", All Things Considered, NPR/WGBH (August 3, 2021).
*"To Understand UAP We Need Megapixel Imagery", Scientific American (August 2, 2021).
*"The Galileo Project", The Guardian, UK (July 27, 2021).
*"Review of `Life In The Cosmos' textbook", pressreader (July 27, 2021).
*"Announcing A New Plan for Solving the Mystery of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena", Scientific American (July 26, 2021).
*"Harvard Astronomer Revolutionizes Search for Alien Life with New Project", Jerusalem Post (July 26, 2021).
*"Q&A at Goldman Sachs", YouTube (July 13, 2021).
* King Princess Learns About Extreaterrestrials, V Wanna Know Podcast with Mathias Rosenzweig (July 13, 2021).
*"How to Tell if Extraterrestrial Visitors Are Friend or Foe", Scientific American (July 12, 2021).
*Podcast on "Extraterrestrials", The Metaphysical Circus, Israeli Broadcast Corporation (in hebrew) (July 8, 2021).
*"How Humanity Can Earn the Respect of Extraterrestrials", Scientific American (July 3, 2021).
*Q&A, Humo-Magazine, Belgium (June 28, 2021).
*Pentagon Report, Jersualem Post (June 27, 2021).
*Conversation with Jamarl Thomas, Radio (Washington DC) (June 26, 2021).
*Interview in "Good Morning Israel", Israel (June 26, 2021).
*Are We Alone?, Der Spiegel cover story (in German) (June 26, 2021).
*Scientists Should Identify the Unidentified in the Pentagon Report, The Hill (June 25, 2021).
*"Pentagon Report", Newsweek (June 24, 2021).
*"What We Can Learn From Studying UFOs", Scientific American (June 24, 2021).
*"World Minds Forum", Neue Zurcher Zeitung, Germany (June 23, 2021).
*"A Possible Link Between `Oumuamua and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena", Scientific American (June 22, 2021).
*"The Willingness to Question", Thrive Global (June 22, 2021).
*"ET, Israel and Dark Matter", Jake Newfield Podcast, Spotify (June 22, 2021).
*"Identifying the Unidentified", Event Horizon, YouTube (June 21, 2021).
*"Knowledge", FOCUS Magazine, Germany (June 25, 2021).
*"Intelligent Life Beyond Earth", York Festival of Ideas (June 20, 2021).
*"How to Detect Heat from Extraterrestrial Probes in Our Solar System", Scientific American (June 17, 2021).
*"Alien Civilizations", Masha Glozman, Ha'aretz Online (June 16, 2021).
*Creativity, Becky Arbiv and Rohin Maganti, "After Office Hours" Podcast (June 15, 2021).
*Searching for City Lights on Other Planets, Scientific American (June 13, 2021).
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