"Exploring the Briefness of Life and the Existence of Other Life Forms"

Avi Loeb, head of the Galileo Project, discusses the potential for featuring science in Super Bowl ads and the importance of seeking new data with a beginner's mind. He highlights the recent discovery of millimeter-size spherules with a unique extrasolar composition from the 2014 interstellar meteor, IM1, and plans for a new ocean expedition to retrieve centimeter-scale fragments. He also mentions the surprise of seeing a Super Bowl ad directed by Martin Scorsese featuring extraterrestrials, and his upcoming speaking engagements at the Munich Security Conference and a celebration of Nicolaus Copernicus in Poland.