Ryan Graves: UFOs, Fighter Jets, and Aliens | Lex Fridman Podcast #308

Lt. Ryan Graves is a former Navy fighter pilot, who has worked on advanced research and development programs for DARPA, Office of Naval Research, and Air Force Research Labs on topics of multi-agent collaborative autonomy, AI-assisted air-to-air combat, and manned-unmanned teaming technologies. Ryan and people in his squadron detected and engaged with UFOs on multiple occasions, and he has been one of the few people willing to speak publicly about these experiences. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:- GiveWell: https://www.givewell.org/ and use code LEX- Notion: https://notion.com/startups to get up to $1000 off team plan- Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off- ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod to get 3 months freeEPISODE LINKS:Ryan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/uncertainvectorRyan's Website: https://uncertainvector.comDoD Statement: https://defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2165713/statement-by-the-department-of-defense-on-the-release-of-historical-navy-videos/PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcastApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIrSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41OUTLINE:0:00 - Introduction1:18 - Top Gun analysis14:23 - Fighter jets1:01:50 - UFO sightings1:28:18 - Congressional hearing1:36:19 - Tic Tac UFO & Gimbal UFO1:50:45 - Alien life2:04:07 - Autonomous weapon systems2:21:15 - Advice for young people2:29:30 - Meaning of lifeSOCIAL:- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman