The Fermi Paradox: Fallen Empires

The Fermi Paradox: Fallen Empires

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Aliens Beyond the Galactic Rim?

Aliens Beyond the Galactic Rim?

Worlds far from the Galactic Core are thought to be low in many important elements for life, but some new research calls that into doubt, indicating that the ancient old worlds of the galactic rim might harbor alien life. See our episode The Fermi Paradox: The...

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The Fermi Paradox: Technological Timebombs

The Fermi Paradox: Technological Timebombs

Visit https://brilliant.org/isaacarthur/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. We often wonder where all the aliens are out in the galaxy, but could it be that the technologies needed to get...

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The Fermi Paradox: Imprisoned Planets

The Fermi Paradox: Imprisoned Planets

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The Fermi Paradox: Multiverse

The Fermi Paradox: Multiverse

Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ The Fermi Paradox contemplates the weirdness of our galaxy seemingly being devoid of intelligent alien life, but Many Worlds Theory, Multiverses, Parallel Universe, and Alternate Realities may radically...

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The Fermi Paradox: Zoo Hypothesis

The Fermi Paradox: Zoo Hypothesis

Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur The Zoo Hypothesis is a Fermi Paradox solution that assumes extraterrestrial civilizations can't be detected by our SETI efforts because they keep our whole world in an Alien Zoo. Visit our...

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The Fermi Paradox & the Aurora Effect

The Fermi Paradox & the Aurora Effect

A new paper has come out discussing how the Fermi Paradox might be explained by the rigors of traveling space for interstellar colonization, causing settlements to be rare and and possibly not long-lived. We'll look at this model for spreading humanity out across the...

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