Oct 19, 2026 · 51 min · 16 segments
Drift into calm with this soothing conversation with Hakeem Oluseyi on why we exist. Discover gentle, thoughtful reflections on the origins of the universe, the quiet nature of space and time, and our…
Hakeem OluseyiGuest
Chuck NiceHost
Neil deGrasse TysonHostGary O'ReillyHostMm-hmm.
Well, my equation predicts the number of stellar systems that should host a planet with multicellular life, which I think is where it's at, right? Looking for civilizations, I think that's-
Essentially it is, but the difference is is that the way it's constructed is different.
No, it doesn't, because Drake wrote his how many years ago? So there were things we know that he did not know.
Uh-huh.
So he's like, what fraction of stars have planets? Now we know, yeah, all of them.
All of them.
And so mine is very simple, right? It's just like the just right stars, just right planets.
Mm-hmm.
Okay.
All right
Fair enough, fair enough.
Mm-hmm.
Well, my equation predicts the number of stellar systems that should host a planet with multicellular life, which I think is where it's at, right? Looking for civilizations, I think that's-
Essentially it is, but the difference is is that the way it's constructed is different.
No, it doesn't, because Drake wrote his how many years ago? So there were things we know that he did not know.
Uh-huh.
So he's like, what fraction of stars have planets? Now we know, yeah, all of them.
All of them.
And so mine is very simple, right? It's just like the just right stars, just right planets.
Mm-hmm.
Okay.
All right
Fair enough, fair enough.
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