Extraterrestrial
Extraterrestrial by Avi Loeb is a 2021 Science & Technology book written by TED speaker Avi Loeb, paired here with the talk they gave.
The pairing
- Paired talk: "My search for proof aliens exist" (2024), 2M views on TED.com
- Timing: Published 3 years before the talk.
- In the catalogue: The 2nd of 2 books by Avi Loeb on Books Worth Reading (2021–2021), by publication year.
- Edition: Mariner Books, 2021 · 256 pages
The paired TED talk
My search for proof aliens exist (2024), the TED talk by Avi Loeb.
From the publisher
Harvard's top astronomer lays out his controversial theory that our solar system was recently visited by advanced alien technology from a distant star
In late 2017 scientists at a Hawaiian observatory glimpsed an object soaring through our inner solar system, moving so quickly that it could only have come from another star. Loeb showed it was not an asteroid; it was moving too fast along a strange orbit, and left no trail of gas or debris in its wake. There was only one conceivable explanation: the object was a piece of advanced technology created by a distant alien civilization. Here he outlines his controversial theory and its profound implications: for science, for religion, and for the future of our species and our planet.