2020 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Alien Life

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Neil deGrasse Tyson, Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium, hosts and moderates a lively discussion about how life might have formed on Earth and explores what alien life might look like elsewhere in the universe. What criteria do we use to classify life as we know it? Should the criteria be revised as we look for life on other worlds?
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2015 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Water, Water
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2014 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Selling Space
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2013 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: The Existence of Nothing
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2012 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Faster Than the Speed of Light
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2011 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: The Theory of Everything
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In 2020, the Museum is celebrating the legacy of Charles Hayden, whose vision made the Hayden Planetarium possible and brought the universe to New York City.
2020 Asimov Panelists:
Nathalie A. Cabrol
Director, Carl Sagan Center for Research, SETI Institute
Vera Kolb
Professor of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Seth Shostak
Senior Astronomer & Institute Fellow, SETI Institute
Carol Cleland
Director of the Center for the Study of Origins and Professor of Philosophy, University of Colorado
Max Tegmark
Director of the Foundational Questions Institute and Professor of Physics, MIT
The late Dr. Isaac Asimov, one of the most prolific and influential authors of our time, was a dear friend and supporter of the American Museum of Natural History. In his memory, the Hayden Planetarium is honored to host the annual Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate-generously endowed by relatives, friends, and admirers of Isaac Asimov and his work-bringing the finest minds in the world to the Museum each year to debate pressing questions on the frontier of scientific discovery. Proceeds from ticket sales of the Isaac Asimov Memorial Debates benefit the scientific and educational programs of the Hayden Planetarium.
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@igotzelda 3 жыл бұрын

So happy we've still got the assimov debates! It seems like its been forever, we need multiple assimov debates per year, please Neil!

@bootstrapperwilson7687 3 жыл бұрын

Asimov. One s. Asimov. One s. Asimov. One s. Asimov. One s. Asimov. One s. Get it?

@vikranttyagiRN 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. You spoke what I was thinking

@MartinJohnZ 2 жыл бұрын

@@bootstrapperwilson7687 Of course you're right, but please, don't be an as about it.

@mr.goldfish7473 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best side of youtube. Great minds drawing from their vast experience to wrestle with the biggest questions we as humans have.

@Peterwhitlock 3 жыл бұрын

????????????????

@PimpDaddyDisco 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you aren't referring to DeGrasse Tyson. He thinks he figured everything out decades ago and ignores any contradictory facts. He's a smug, close minded, asshole

@triplez7313 Жыл бұрын

Agreed. These intellectual panel discussions are by far the best content KZfaq has to offer. The polar opposite of KZfaq shorts.

@bettyboadwine4890 3 жыл бұрын

These kind of discussion really make me miss my science college and highschool classes....and yes Star Trek.

@ufotv-viral 3 жыл бұрын

👏🏻👽

@gyozakeynsianism 3 жыл бұрын

There's more Star Trek than ever!

@coreaccount4376 3 жыл бұрын

Star Trek TNG.

@erikwislinsky5961 3 ай бұрын

Plenty of online courses on KZfaq these days!

@onlyrick 3 жыл бұрын

This forum gives me a new appreciation for Mr. Tyson. He really handles the moderating well while contributing to the discussion. I'll be looking at all of these. Thanks all.

@isidoreaerys8745 3 жыл бұрын

Isn’t he great? Shows a side of him I never appreciated during his tv appearances.

@drewg4323 3 жыл бұрын

They are all worth looking at

@douglasraddi1428 2 жыл бұрын

He interrupts way too much. He doesn't know when to stop talking

@triplez7313 Жыл бұрын

I really can't stand Neil but I am very interested in a lot of the topics he discusses so I tolerate him. He's not an idiot by any means. The best way I can describe it is I don't like his persona. Seems very egotistical at times like he has to be the smartest person in the room. Constantly interrupts often right when someone is concluding their point to ask a question that prevents us from getting a full understanding

@Jedi_Hush 3 жыл бұрын

These debates are always the best.

@ufotv-viral 3 жыл бұрын

👏🏻👽

@JordiSarda 3 жыл бұрын

Why a video with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Isaac Asimov at the same time has only 500 likes. Unacceptable!!!

@gobstoppa1633 3 жыл бұрын

its because its crap.

@MarkSeibold 3 жыл бұрын

I just added my 'like', and it looks like another 1.4K thumbs up clicks have been tapped since you wrote your message originally above. I found this accidentally, while watching Isaac Asimov give about a half hour talk on his early days of science fiction writing, [which was recorded in the 1970s.] That video brought me then to this video. I now have just learned to see that they have these yearly talks on Asimov, as a dozen or so years now streamed down the page, and listed them year by year, so I picked the most recent one here and I'll work my way back over the years.

@heresthethingyouguys 3 жыл бұрын

This was fascinating! I've already watched it 3 times. Please make more of this!

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory 3 жыл бұрын

If you haven't seen our previous Asimov debates, there's a whole playlist to dig into! kzfaq.info/sun/PLrfcruGtplwGKzxDI_Ne06NlpOKt-yonZ

@davidb154 3 жыл бұрын

And we're back!

@ufotv-viral 3 жыл бұрын

👽👍,.

@Azaroski 3 жыл бұрын

I have been patiently waiting for the new panel debate!

@112233JORDAN 3 жыл бұрын

Nice, I was watching these months ago and was hoping these would continue. I think these types of discussions/debates should be far more widespread

@RazbaqueDirge 3 жыл бұрын

The long wait is finally nearly over! 8D>

@fugate7822 3 жыл бұрын

So glad to find out they decided to do this online!! Such a legendary tradition

@sd-xx8oi 3 жыл бұрын

s. d. finally a new episode after so many months 🙂

@robertronning7016 3 жыл бұрын

Yup

@robertronning7016 3 жыл бұрын

You're in a simulation right now buddy Bob the Creator.

@kylesundell1554 3 жыл бұрын

You know a topic like this will be owsome.These types of topics/ debates are always the best.

@alzaresh 3 жыл бұрын

I love these "debates". Thank you for doing it over the years.

@alextischer2008 3 жыл бұрын

These types of discussions make me excited for the future. Amazing job everyone here, intellectual endeavors seem to take a backseat these days to political rambling. These are so refreshing.

@hans-olofsvensson1195 3 жыл бұрын

If it wasn't because Seth is so funny, I wouldn't be watching my 768th Is There Life in the Universe? video. But here we are.

@zapfanzapfan 3 жыл бұрын

Yepp, he's the reason to watch.

@MysticHeather 3 жыл бұрын

He really is funny

@SoundwaveSurfing 3 жыл бұрын

He looks like Richard Dawkins lite.

@nathanmoore1893 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for putting subtitles on!

@vitostan3134 3 жыл бұрын

Loved every second of it. We need more of debates like this one. Standing 👏👏👏👏👏

@Smurphy62 2 жыл бұрын

A year later and I'm still watching!

@brycetsawyer 3 жыл бұрын

Always one of the best things on KZfaq! Each year is just so entertaining and enlightening.

@teazrkarmah1828 3 жыл бұрын

Have patiently been waiting years for this! I would just like to thank you all for your time and providing us all an opportunity to expand our horizons

@jonni2317 3 жыл бұрын

This conversation is just delightful!

@Walter-ol6gd 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing this again ... This is always a fun interesting conversation ... SO COOL YOU GUYS !! Never stop doing it !!

@bennyflats522 3 жыл бұрын

This was absolutely fascinating and wonderful!

@richardnone5644 3 жыл бұрын

a fantastic place as a young man living on long island we took field trips to the planetarium it very inspiring place . WE ARE NOT ALONE

@raphaelklaussen1951 3 жыл бұрын

In all probability, we are totally alone, at least in our galaxy. The barriers to the emergence of life are incredibly difficult to overcome.

@joekey8464 3 жыл бұрын

Extraterrestrials also began from the primordial soup ? and from the billions of specie that had evolve, from their world, one or more alien species attained consciousness.

@abetterroad6169 3 жыл бұрын

@@raphaelklaussen1951 I'm curious not confronting...if we are alone who or what is zipping around our battleships which they have on radar and video of sorts

@micheadam3795 2 жыл бұрын

Of course we are not alone. One question that must be asked is why the huge of amount of distance to discourage of from visiting other stars? If we alone, there would not be any need for such humongous distance. There is actually a planet on the southern sky where there are humans but that planet is obscured by the inter planetary dust and gas . We are unable to se it even with our telescope and radio astronomer instrument. . I said in our back yard.

@ethan-scott 3 жыл бұрын

So thrilled to see this happening this year! An intellectual light in the darkness. Wonderful as always. Thank you for providing this platform!

@kimfigueroa2914 3 жыл бұрын

I AM SO EXCITED

@kimfigueroa2914 3 жыл бұрын

@parusudi1 3 жыл бұрын

I can't get enough of you guys!!!!💖💖💖🧬🧬🧬

@viceass 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone else still patiently waiting for this year's assimov debate? 😇🙏😬

@patanjalip2929 3 жыл бұрын

So excited about this!!!!

@ufotv-viral 3 жыл бұрын

👋👽

@KITUS78 3 жыл бұрын

Another great debate. Many thanks.

@MelliaBoomBot 3 жыл бұрын

omg ive been looking for this for the last year or two...woopee!

@zamirmohyedin93 3 жыл бұрын

Very enlightening! I learn a lot of new things about life. Thank you!

@johnbro6261 3 жыл бұрын

It is nice to see scientists addressing the existence of other intelligent life in the universe and enjoy each other's company in the process.

@seas1392 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful just far to short... More plz

@potemkinification 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you guys! :)

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory 3 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

@rogerdodger5886 2 жыл бұрын

I Always look forward to these talks Thank for sharing your time .

@bivens3ify 3 жыл бұрын

I am fascinated by this conversation while watching this on my new galaxy Z Fold 2 phone in tablet mode.

@AlohaMilton 3 жыл бұрын

If our internal biome affects our mood, are we individual organisms that are alive or a thinking community of various lifeforms? If we cannot survive without many other life forms, what is alive? Individuals or the system? Maybe we are just part of a living planet, not actually life ourselves, in the eyes of other planets at least...

@codyramseur 3 жыл бұрын

@Joe M. It makes sense to me. I’ve had the same idea for years. You have microbes in your gut that without them you’d have a much shorter lifespan. You don’t produce the oxygen you need to survive so trees and algae are a functioning part of our collective respiratory system. Just sayin it can be a useful thought experiment to contemplate what you consider your “self.”

@mattjack3983 2 жыл бұрын

"Individuals or the system.." I'd say that we are Individuals who are apart of the system. We cannot survive without the "system", so we must be apart of it if we are to exist. But the system does not need us for its own existence. Remove us from the system, and it will continue to exist and function without interruption, almost like we were never here at all. We need it, but it does not need us. So in that sense, I say that we retain our individualism while being apart of the system. I dont know, maybe that doesn't make any sense at all lol. Thats just my own worthless opinion on it that no one asked for🤷‍♂️

@ericmichael2090 3 жыл бұрын

This was a great panel and great topic. I hope to be able to attend in person one day!

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory 3 жыл бұрын

We hope so, too! So glad you enjoyed.

@charlesmcdowell9436 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks everybody for this.

@wuhanfishmonger 3 жыл бұрын

What a wait, after 30yrs the #memorialdebate returns!

@EpicKillstreak 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this, I missed it very much last year. I could listen to those kind of discussions for hours

@EpicKillstreak 3 жыл бұрын

@Joe M. "2020 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Alien Life"

@merytale 2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe I'm 10 months late to see this considering I've binge watched the entire series back in 2019

@googletoldme2292 3 жыл бұрын

Please don't send carol on the first contact mission lmao.

@brianhirt5027 3 жыл бұрын

Best definition I have yet heard to define life as we observe it in all its states 'Life is chemistry with memory'.

@DaveJLin 3 жыл бұрын

They should have taken questions from viewers like they usually do in the Q&A half of the debate

@macrossfaltenmeyer1118 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing discussion.Intelect of those people is outstanding.I would love to meet those people in person.Those Asimov Memorial debates are all S klasse.HUGE THUMBS UP,keep up the good work !

@mexdal 3 жыл бұрын

If life began as soon as the earths crust cooled down, then maybe the theory of panphysicism is a possibility. That life/consciousness exists at the very fundamental level and expresses itself and becomes more complex as soon as the right conditions arise. Who knows!

@brookestephen 3 жыл бұрын

thank you thank you thank you! Since my community college & university days, it's difficult to get my fix for intelligent discussion! My major in philosophy instructs me that a definition of life isn't a reasonable beginning, after only investigating the life on one planet, and my computer science minor instructs me that the first important step from "pre-life" chemistry to life is "encapsulation" to create the principle of homeostasis, and my minor in mathematics tells me that life on different planets could simply be similar to mathematical fields - completely dependent on available chemistry.

@CraigPMiller 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Thank you

@jeffreykupetz4930 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best Asimov debate to dare. I can say this because you just made me binge all the deabtes so thank you for that :)

@NobleNeon111 Жыл бұрын

When is Mr. Tyson doing the Isaac Asimov Memorial panel in person (offline)?

@NobleNeon111 Жыл бұрын

Is it next year?

@Fealnographs1 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you to the host and panel

@vitostan3134 3 жыл бұрын

I think we need to appreciate the question that we ask when we ask if there's life. Because I think what everyone wants to know is if there's intelligent life and that's a whole different question. This an awesome debate 👏

@loudny1 2 жыл бұрын

When will the 2021 debate be ? will it be live ?

@Flintknappingtips 3 жыл бұрын

600 books! A bounty of original and collaborative achievement. What a legacy. And here we are to push on. And here we go.

@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164 3 жыл бұрын

I think I've read 10 of them so far.

@user-bs5zb4ix3c 2 жыл бұрын

سلام به خدمت همه استادان به خدمت شما برنامه گدار محترم

@victormkhaliphi2778 3 жыл бұрын

We really appreciate the IAM Debates, and the technology of video conferencing. But, hey, nothing beats live sessions, with all Neil's humour!!!!! Damn Covid!!!!

@ONEEileenColts 3 жыл бұрын

Best avent guard book on the subject is Edgar Mitchell's "Beyond UFOs: the science of consciousness and contact with non-human intelligence volume 1" - written by scientists interviewing thousands of contactees to findvtge commonalities.

@jodyknight 3 жыл бұрын

It really bugs me that these so called scientists have sold their inquiring minds to the powers that be and just avoid the topic of the aliens that are already here as exposed by many other scientists and people who have either seen or have seen the evidence of aliens and who will not be silenced by those that wish to control what we know. Many intelligent and credible people have now come forward with their experiences with alien technology and/or alien life forms so please let's not keep pretending that they don't exist because it's insulting to our intellect and shirks our responsibility to tell the truth. We could be using all kinds of advanced technology that would help us to stop damaging this planet but because they want to sell us stuff for as long as possible so they get richer we have lies shoved down our throats and some of our smartest people are bullied into silence so they tow the BS line.

@TechNed 3 жыл бұрын

What a treat! So much fun.

@dizehjvegnomis 3 жыл бұрын

I missed this a lot in 2019

@raunaqsingh2905 Жыл бұрын

Vera is such a legend! Loved the way she explained concepts and her arguments! Would've made a great teacher. Big kudos

@WorldAquariumSingapore 3 жыл бұрын

will there be an alien disclosure soon?

@boatbrokerpro1323 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent open discussion

@tlamore 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved this conversation... Deep thinking without constraints.. well one.. which will go unmentioned.. 5 stars

@jardinpetitbassin3787 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting! They should definitely happen more than once a year ;)

@garyperkovac1002 2 жыл бұрын

Intersting and very diverse panel. Thanks Neil in bringing these folks together. What really caught my interest was Max Tagmark who started to talk about artificial intelligence as an extension of life. Unfortunately, after Carols reaction to Mr. Tagman's thoughts, Neil took the discussion in another direction before Max could fully respond. Oh well. I would have love to hear. Then at the end, when favorite movies were on the table, interesting films were mentioned. However, I'm surprised that no one thought of the Spielberg/Kubrick film "A.I." which took the idea and implication of artificial intelligence a step further. The film challenged me to think... "What is (intelligent) life, actually?"

@madragous 2 жыл бұрын

How do I watch the ones not on KZfaq? And how do I get updates on when they are expected to record the next one?

@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there! All past debates that were recorded are available on KZfaq. You can see the full playlist here: kzfaq.info/sun/PLrfcruGtplwGKzxDI_Ne06NlpOKt-yonZ. If you're subscribed to our channel and turn on notifications, you should get word when future debates are available. (We don't yet have a date for 2021.)

@madragous 2 жыл бұрын

@@AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory okay okay thank you I already found the playlist and actually currently listening to them I’m at 2016 but I saw it didn’t go before 2011 that’s why I asked but I’m already subscribed waiting patiently for the next debate.

@torjones1701 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! My favorite alien is from Galaxy Quest, the Thermians. They're Cephalopods! (with advanced mimetic capabilities)

@mpaczkow 2 жыл бұрын

Great series and fascinating topic. Most of this discussion is on the macro level which assumes a more complex definition of life. On the chemical, molecular level, it would seem that supramolecular organization that holds design information so that it can reproduce itself would be the basis for “life”. This implies that there have to be moieties or structures that can perform work at a molecular level - e.g. enzyme or protein and a chemical disequilibrium to drive chemical reactions. Colloidal dispersions are very efficient at creating these assemblies and therefore can exist on a aqueous or non-aqueous dominated planet.

@katherineg9396 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting ideas, lots of fun.

@mosshark 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome.

@gullyclark7344 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Neil...for the journey through such diverse lenses. The blob was also my choice, because it sits outside the boundaries of our expectations, or imaginings. Which addresses my question.....how do we begin to perceive beyond our limitations? ........ humility perhaps?

@clumsytriangle2436 3 жыл бұрын

First Asimov debate video for me. Reading Asimov's Foundation series at the moment too. Really enjoying listening to you all. Edit: Love Vera! Edit: I'm with Seth, the alien from Alien is my fav. I just wouldn't want to be on the same planet with it!

@NobleNeon111 Жыл бұрын

Same! First one for me too!

@rubidulce1 3 жыл бұрын

I wanted to just say that I just found this channel, and I am really appreciative of what you’re doing. I also appreciate women panelists who are on this panel. As a younger woman in STEM, it is so nice and encouraging to see women included in these panels. ❤️💫☄️🌎👩🏽‍🔬👩🏻‍🔬

@chrisjsevers 3 жыл бұрын

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