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EPISODE · Sep 2, 2025 · 1H 7M

Who Speaks for Earth?

from The Focus · host Auscast Network

What if the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS wasn’t natural — but alien technology? In this special episode of The Focus, Dr. John Bruni speaks with Harvard astrophysicist Prof. Avi Loeb about the James Webb Space Telescope’s new images and asks the ultimate question: Who speaks for Earth if the universe makes contact? What are the geopolitical implications? Show Notes: Contact Avi: Medium - https://medium.com/me/following-feed/writers/adb0e108a94b X - @GalileoProject1 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thegalileoproject/?hl=en  The Galileo Project website - https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/galileo/home  Best-selling Books by Avi Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars (2023) – His follow-up, expanding the discussion beyond ʻOumuamua to humanity’s role in the cosmos, the search for alien civilisations, and the implications for our future. Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth (2021) – His breakthrough popular science book, where he argued that the interstellar object ʻOumuamua could be a form of alien technology. It became a New York Times bestseller and put him at the centre of global debates about extraterrestrial life. Relevant Articles by Avi: Should We Be Happier if 3I/ATLAS is a Comet?  https://avi-loeb.medium.com/should-we-be-happier-if-3i-atlas-is-a-comet-91b3f8e74f98 The Adaptive Communication Framework (ACF) for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Discovery  https://avi-loeb.medium.com/the-adaptive-communication-framework-acf-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence-discovery-c1cc91fd0e7e  What Should Humanity Do on the Day After an Interstellar Object is Recognised as Technological? (The article that made us reach out to Avi) https://avi-loeb.medium.com/what-should-humanity-do-on-the-day-after-an-interstellar-object-is-recognized-as-technological-ff26c6fec04dSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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What if the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS wasn’t natural — but alien technology? In this special episode of The Focus, Dr. John Bruni speaks with Harvard astrophysicist Prof. Avi Loeb about the James Webb Space Telescope’s new images and asks the...

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