The Terrifying Reason We Still Haven’t Found Aliens

The Terrifying Reason We Still Haven’t Found Aliens

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Dr Brian Keating
3 Video Views·Jul 25, 2026  #intotheimpossible #briankeating #science

Brian explains the real reason we haven't found aliens — and it's not that they're not out there.

We cover:
- Why the universe holds roughly 10^24 planets and we still hear nothing
- Why Voyager — humanity's farthest-traveled object — has only gone one light day in 55 years
- Why our own 1936 Olympics broadcast is only 90 light-years into space right now
- Whether we've already passed a "Great Filter" that wipes out civilizations before they can be found
- Why an alien species advanced enough to reach us might have zero interest in us at all.

"We might not provide any resources. They're going to eat us."

Watch the full conversation here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrZlusJA97Y

Timestamps:
0:00 – Why We Still Haven't Found Aliens
1:11 – The 1950 Lunch That Still Haunts Science
3:19 – The Equation That Tries to Count Civilizations
4:00 – Why We're Effectively Deaf and Blind
6:37 – The Signal That's Only Gone 90 Light Years
7:52 – Have We Passed the "Great Filter"?
8:08 – The Zoo Hypothesis: Are They Watching Us?
9:32 – The Explosion That Accidentally Created the Nobel Prize

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