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EPISODE · Jan 13, 2026 · 1H 17M

Is Intelligent Life the Universe’s Rarest Phenomenon? With Dr. Graham Lau

from John Michael Godier's Event Horizon · host John Michael Godier

Astrobiologist Dr. Graham Lau joins John Michael Godier to explore the biggest questions in science: how life begins, why intelligence might be rare, whether ocean worlds trap alien civilizations, and what the Panzoic Effect reveals about humanity’s future. The conversation spans SETI, METI risks, terraforming, the overview effect, consciousness, meditation, the Drake Equation, and the ethics of contacting extraterrestrial intelligenceDr. Graham Lau's websitehttps://cosmobiota.com/

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