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Awesome Voices - Tech and the Future

A look at various Cataclysmic Scenarios in terms of how they factor into the Fermi Paradox. We'll look at everything from Biowarfare and AI to Nukes and Grey Goo


FP03 - Apocalypse How

By contemplating the idea of what true Kardashev 2 and 3 civilizations might look like, in the context of Megastructures, we re-assess the Fermi Paradox and come up with a new question, no longer "Why can't we see any alien civilizations?" but why we can see any stars in the night sky at all.

FP02 - Dyson Dilemma

This series takes a look at concepts for everything from Terraforming Planets and Interstellar Colonization to more down to Earth matters like Arcologies and Planet Wide Cities before examining using black holes as power sources for starships.We then leap into the far distance future at the end of time to examine civilizations surviving around black holes after all the stars have died out.
Watch the Original Video Series:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqKQ94DtS54&list=PLIIOUpOge0LufQYxcfYVqcVQOFOHFynMl

CS03 - The Impact Of Nuclear Fusion

This videos covers two topics, the Anthropic Principle, which uses the idea that your own existence might skew the odds of events you witness, and the basic concepts of Super-Intelligence, and what we might expect of humans or artificial intelligence that achieve that.
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EC04 The Anthropic Principle And Super Intelligence

A look at Dark Matter, what it is, what it isn't, and what it might be used for.

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Dark Matter as Primordial Black Holes discusses:
http://www.space.com/33122-dark-matter-black-hole-connection.html

Dark Matter

In this episode we continue our look at possible Alien Civilizations by attempting to peer into the alien psyche. In the absence of any actual ones to examine we will review fictional examples and try to match those up against both human behavior and what we might consider likely, unlikely, or impossible to arise from evolutionary processes.

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Music by:
Martin Rezny
"Lifelight"
Alessandro 'Aleks' Fadini
"First Contact"
Kai Engel
“Endless Story about Sun and Moon”
Frank Dorittke
“Morninglight”
Chris Zabriskie
“Mario Bava sleeps in a little later than he expected to”
Kevin MacLeod
“Spacial Winds”

Crazy Aliens

This episode focuses on many of the problems with travel between stars at relativistic velocities, like collision avoidance, radiation, ship geometry, armor, and point-defense. 

We will also look at some of the possible engine types and discuss realistic maximum speeds they offer.

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Music by: Dexter Britain "Seeing the Future", Kai Engel "December", Lombus "Hydrogen Sonata", Koalips "Kvazar", Frank Dorittke "Morninglight", Kai Engel "Endless Story about Sun and Moon", and Kevin MacLeod "Spacial Winds"

Interstellar Travel Challenges

In this episode we continue our look at possible Alien Civilizations by discussing language and communication. How could we translate their language? How would they translate ours? What modes of communication are available besides sight and sound?

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Music by:
Martin Rezny
"Lifelight"
Intro/Outro
Alessandro Fadini
"First Contact"
Lombus
"Hydrogen Sonata"
Kai Engel
"Endless Story about Sun and Moon"
Frank Dorittke
"Morninglight"
Koalips
"Kvazar"

Cryptic Aliens

Continuing our look at possible alien civilizations, we examine extinct alien civilizations and the possibly of finding them and exploring their ruins to learn about them. We will also contemplate the possibility of bringing them back, and the conundrums that raises.

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Music by:
Martin Rezny,
“Lifelight”
(Intro/Outro)
Alessandro Fadini,
“First Contact”
Sergey Cheremisinov,
“Labyrinth”
Dexter Britain,
“After the Week I’ve Had”
Kai Engel,
“Snowfall Intro”
Frank Dorittke,
“Morninglight”
Kai Engel,
“December”
Kai Engel,
“Endless Story About Sun and Moon”
Cory Gray,
“Technological 1”

Dead Aliens

Science Fiction loves the Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics, but its implication go far beyond basic Alternate Universes and histories. Today we will explore some of the mind-bending consequences of this theory.

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/FaEkdQiweVE

Paper by Andrei Linde and Vitaly Vanchurin:
"How many universes are in the multiverse?"
https://arxiv.org/pdf/0910.1589.pdf

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Music by:
Dan McLeod, "The Eagles Journey of the Sorcerer Remix", "Calculations", "Mysterious Universe", "Vacuum", "Nova Caustica", "The End"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth"
Lombus, "Amino

Infinite Improbability Issues

This episode begins our look at solutions to the Fermi Paradox - the question of why the Universe appears empty of intelligent life besides ourselves - by looking at some of the reasons why life may simply be very uncommon. Before we can contemplate what might be special about Earth, we first need to consider what might be special about our region of space, and even our epoch of time, or our Universe itself.

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Katie Byrne
Misho Yordanov
Murat Mamkegh
Pierre Demet
Sergio Botero
Stefan Blandin

Script Editing:
Andy Popescu
Connor Hogan
Edward Nardella
Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
Luca de Rosa
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
MolbOrg
Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Steve Cardon
Tiffany Penner

Music:
Lombus, "Cosmic Soup"
Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth"
AJ Prasad, "Aether"
Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata"
Dan McLeod, NeptuneUK, "Mysterious Universe"
AJ Prasad, "Staring Through"

Great Filters: Space & Time

We conclude our look at possible explanations why life may be very rare in the Universe by looking at the evolutionary pathway to intelligence and the hurdles between life starting on a planet and migrating off of it. 

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Jarred Eagley
Justin Dixon
Katie Byrne
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Misho Yordanov
Pierre Demet
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Stefan Blandin

Script Editing:
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Connor Hogan
Edward Nardella
Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
Luca de Rosa
Mark Warburton
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
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Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Steve Cardon
Tiffany Penner

Music:
Lombus, "Cosmic Soup"
Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth"
AJ Prasad, "Aether"
Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata"
Dan McLeod, NeptuneUK,
"Mysterious Universe"
AJ Prasad,
"Staring Through"

Rare Intelligence

The possibility of Artificial Intelligence turning on humanity has been a concern for as long as we've had computers. Today we will look at some of those fears and see which ones might be valid and which might not be cause for alarm.

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Katie Byrne
Kris Holland
Misho Yordanov
Murat Mamkegh
Pierre Demet
Sergio Botero
Stefan Blandin

Script Editing:
Andy Popescu
Connor Hogan
Edward Nardella
Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
Keith Blockus
Luca de Rosa
Mark Warburton
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
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Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Tiffany Penner

Music
AJ Prasad, "Cold Shadows"
Lee Rosevere, "It's such a beautiful day"
Kai Engel, "Morbid Imagination"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Jump in Infinity"
Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth"
Kai Engel, "Crying Earth"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth"
Brandon Liew, "Into the Storm"
Lombus, "Doppler Shores"

Machine Rebellion

The concept of linking many minds together to act in concert, or even fuse into a new singular entity, has been popular in science fiction for decades. Today we will explore the idea and Networked Intelligence in general, to see how realistic it is, and what benefits or concerns might arise from it.

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Jarred Eagley
Justin Dixon
Katie Byrne
Kris Holland
Misho Yordanov
Murat Mamkegh
Pierre Demet
Sergio Botero
Stefan Blandin

Script Editing:
Andy Popescu
Connor Hogan
Edward Nardella
Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
Luca de Rosa
Mark Warburton
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
MolbOrg
Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Tiffany Penner

Music
AJ Prasad, "Cold Shadows"
Lee Rosevere, "It's such a beautiful day"
Kai Engel, "Morbid Imagination"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Jump in Infinity"
Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth"
Brandon Liew, "Into the Storm"

Hive Minds

Could the cold outer reaches of the solar system ever be called home?
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Far beyond even Pluto and the Kuiper Belt is a vast and mostly empty region of space that we theorize may contain trillions of comets and other icy bodies. Frozen and barren though they would be, we will consider how they might one day become thriving and comfortable habitats for us.

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Jarred Eagley
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Katie Byrne
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Misho Yordanov
Pierre Demet
Sergio Botero: https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Stefan Blandin

Script Editing:
Andy Popescu
Connor Hogan
Edward Nardella
Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
Keith Blockus
Luca de Rosa
Mark Warburton
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
MolbOrg
Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Tiffany Penner

Music:
Markus Junnikkala, "Hail the Victorious Dead"
Koalips, "Kvazar"
Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata"
Aerium, "Waters of Atlantis"
Chris Zabriskie, "CGI Snake"

Colonizing The Oort Cloud

The concept of Interstellar Empires has fascinated us for as long as we've know those stars in the night sky were other solar systems, and it's become a staple of science fiction. But rarely do we consider how realistic such galaxy-spanning confederations are, and what special challenges they'd face.

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Katie Byrne
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Misho Yordanov
Pierre Demet
Sergio Botero: https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Stefan Blandin

Script Editing:
Andy Popescu
Connor Hogan
Edward Nardella
Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
Keith Blockus
Luca de Rosa
Mark Warburton
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
MolbOrg
Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Tiffany Penner

Music
Markus Junnikkala, "Always tell me the odds"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth"
A.J. Prasad, "Aether"
Kai Engel, "Snowfall"
Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran"
Markus Junnikkala, "Memory of Earth"
Brandow Liew,
"Into the Storm"

Interstellar Empires

We often discuss the notion of settling the galaxy but do we need to stop there? This episode will examine the additional difficulties with traveling between galaxies and ask just how far we might be able to journey even without faster than light travel.

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Jeremy Jozwik
Jarred Eagley
Justin Dixon
Jeremy Jozwik
Katie Byrne
Kris Holland
Luuk Warringa
Misho Yordanov
Murat Mamkegh
Nick Talmers Nieuwoudt
Pierre Demet
Sergio Botero
Stefan Blandin

Script Editing:
Andy Popescu
Connor Hogan
Edward Nardella
Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
Keith Blockus
Luca de Rosa
Mark Warburton
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
MolbOrg
Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Steve Cardon
Tiffany Penner

Music
Markus Junnikkala, "Always tell me the odds"
Kai Engel, "Endless Story about Sun and Moon"
A.J. Prasad, "Cold Shadow"
Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth"
Markus Junnikkala, "Memory of Earth
Brandow Liew, "Into the Storm"

Intergalactic Colonization

We contemplate colonizing planets, but what about the stars themselves?
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Containing virtually all the mass and resources of the solar system, the Sun, the Sun is the ultimate asset for a growing interplanetary civilization. While typically assumed too hot to touch and so out of our reach, we will challenge that notion today.

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Jeremy Jozwik
Jarred Eagley
Justin Dixon
Jeremy Jozwik
Katie Byrne
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Luuk Warringa
Misho Yordanov
Murat Mamkegh
Nick Talmers Nieuwoudt
Pierre Demet
Sergio Botero
Stefan Blandin

Script Editing:
Andy Popescu
Connor Hogan
Edward Nardella
Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
Keith Blockus
Luca de Rosa
Mark Warburton
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
MolbOrg
Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Steve Cardon
Tiffany Penner

Music:
Markus Junnikkala, "Hail the Victorious Dead"
Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars"
Chris Zabriskie, "I should have been more human"
Miguel Johnson, "Exodus"
Miguel Johnson, "A Planet Found"
A.J. Prasad, "Aether"

Colonizing the Sun

A discussion of various theories for the End of the Universe.
How the Universe began and why is a question that's obsessed humanity for at least as long as civilization has existed, at the same time, how it will end has equally fascinated us. Today we are joined by Astrophysicist Paul Sutter for a two-part episode looking at the science and history of how the Universe came to be and may end. 

Watch the video version, part 1: https://youtu.be/rpA-Bd0d6kw
Watch part 2 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLTb0V1BGNw

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Edward Nardella
Jeremy Jozwik
Jarred Eagley
Justin Dixon
Jeremy Jozwik
Katie Byrne
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Luuk Warringa
Misho Yordanov
Murat Mamkegh
Nick Talmers Nieuwoudt
Pierre Demet
Sergio Botero
Stefan Blandin

Script Editing:
Andy Popescu
Connor Hogan
Edward Nardella
Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
Keith Blockus
Luca de Rosa
Mark Warburton
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
MolbOrg
Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Steve Cardon
Tiffany Penner

Music:
Markus Junnikkala, "Leaving the Galaxy"
Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars"
Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran"
A.J. Prasad, "Aether"

The Compendium Of Doom

Ever since we started finding fossils of long extinct species we've dreamed of getting to meet them, either by finding some secluded group of survivors, using a time machine, or resurrecting them. As our knowledge of genetics grows, this last option is fast approaching as a possible reality and raises many additional concerns about the technical and ethical challenges, not least of which is where to put them, with their former environments now used by people or other critters. We will examine these challenges today.

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Writers:
Isaac Arthur
Laura Graham
Eustratius Graham
Mark Warburton

Narrator:
Isaac Arthur

Script Editors:
Gregory Leal
Keith Blockus
Matthew Acker
Naomi Kern
Sigmund Kopperud

Graphics Team:
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Jarred Eagley
Justin Dixon
Katie Byrne
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Misho Yordanov
Pierre Demet
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Stefan Blandin

Music:
Miguel Johnson, "The Commanders"
Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata"
Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars"
Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth"
A.J. Prasad, "Staring through the cracks in reality, part 2"
Brandow Liew, "Into the Storm"