Avi Loeb: The Harvard astrophysicist leading the White House UFO council and courting controversy over alien tech claims
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David Howard
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A profile of Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, who chairs a new White House UFO council and controversially argues that interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS could be evidence of alien technology. The article explores his rise from a respected mainstream scientist to a polarizing figure in the UFO/alien tech debate, examining the criticism he faces from academia, the funding and fame he has attracted, and the broader implications for scientific inquiry into unidentified aerial phenomena.
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· 3 pulledAvi Loeb is antsy. He is sitting in his office at the Harvard & Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, waiting to be interviewed on a midday Newsmax program.
He did not prepare for the Q&A; there are no notes to keep him on message.
Then he sits, streams the show on his computer, and waits.
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