100 Questions with Prof. Brian Cox NOW LIVE!

Added: 2026-05-17

[00:00:00]It would be stupid now if we got wiped out by a comet because actually we know how to not get wiped out by a comet and we can't be bothered.

[00:00:08]>> The conspiracy theorists they anger you.

[00:00:10]>> I mean the idea that the earth can be is such nonsense. Of course it's nonsense.

[00:00:14]I don't understand. I'm trying to be zen.

[00:00:17]>> Yeah.

[00:00:18]>> But I'm also from Oldm >> and I can't help it.

[00:00:21]>> Do you think aliens exist or are we alone in the universe?

[00:00:24]>> I'm sure we're not alone in the universe.

[00:00:25]>> Do you have mates that like ring you up and go, "Brian, you won't believe what I just found out." Well, no, cuz they haven't found anything.

[00:00:31]>> So, no one ever rang me up and said, "You won't believe it."

[00:00:35]>> Any fact about space that you have that genuinely scares you? I'm nervous to ask this.

[00:00:39]>> All of it. There's nothing that's relaxing about the universe.

[00:00:43]>> Is it an ambition of yours to go to space at any point in your lifetime?

[00:00:46]>> I I wouldn't mind slinging around the moon, seeing the Earth rise, coming back again. No way would I go to Mars.

[00:00:52]>> What What are the things that you think are most likely to wipe humanity out?

[00:00:56]humanity without a doubt that you said don't terrify you.