This series takes a look at the Fermi Paradox, also known as the Great Silence, the seeming impossibility of having a Universe so vast and ancient that apparently has no other intelligent life in it but us.

FP01 - Fermi Paradox Compendium

An in-depth survey of the various technologies for spaceship propulsion, both from those we can expect to see in a few years and those at the edge of theoretical science. We'll break them down to basics and familiarize ourselves with the concepts.
Note: I made a rather large math error about the Force per Power the EmDrive exerts at 32:10, initial tentative results for thrust are a good deal higher than I calculated compared to a flashlight
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"Snowfall"
Kevin MacLeod
“Spacial Winds”
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“Forest Night”
Brandon Liew
"Into the Storm"

The Spaceship Propulsion Compendium

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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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

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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"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

This episode discusses the idea over using chains of relays firing immensely powerful lasers or streams of particles to move spaceships between neighboring stars at near-light velocities.

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Dexter Britain
"Seeing the Future"
Kai Engel
"December"
Lombus
"Hydrogen Sonata"
Koalips
"Kvazar"
Frank Dorittke
"Morninglight"
Kai Engel
"Endless Story about Sun and Moon"
Brandon Liew
"Into the Storm"

Interstellar Highways

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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“Lifelight”
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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

It is often suggested that the reason we don't hear from alien civilizations is that they are in hiding. In this episode, we will explore that notion, and examine why a civilization might hide and how they would go about doing it.

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Markus Junnikkala, "Memory of Earth"
Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata"
AJ Prasad, "Staring Through"

Hidden Aliens

We continue our look at hypothetical Alien Civilizations by examining concepts such as Zoo Hypothesis - that aliens may be keeping us secluded from the rest of the galaxy - and the motivation for non-interference, such as the Star Trek Prime Directive.

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Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata"
AJ Prasad, "Staring Through"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth"
Lombus, "Time Slip"

Smug Aliens

The possibility that ancient civilizations might have encountered or even been influenced by extraterrestrials has fascinated us for as long as we knew there were distant suns they might visit from. Today we will examine the evidence and consider the numerous scenarios form the perspective of the Fermi Paradox, to see how reasonable the Ancient Aliens hypothesis is, and ask if the evidence of UFOs visiting us in the past is credible.

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Ancient Aliens & the Fermi Paradox
Season 4, Episode 22

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

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Darius Said
Edward Nardella
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Mark Warburton
Matthew Campbell

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Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata"  https://lombus.bandcamp.com

Ancient Aliens

Alien puppeteers arriving on UFOs, body snatchers, and mimics are a staple of science fiction, but are they realistic? Today we'll examine these concepts and see if they might be possible under known science, or what similar scenarios extraterrestrial evolution or technology might be produce.

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Alien Civilizations:
Parasitic Aliens
Episode 149, Season 4 E35

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Edward Nardella
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AJ Prasad, "Staring Through" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth" https://www.s-cheremisinov.com
Lombus, "Time Slip"  https://lombus.bandcamp.com

Parasitic Aliens

Black Holes are amongst the most destructive things in the Universe, but it may be that properly utilized, they might be the best places in the galaxy to live around in the future, and possibly right here in our own solar system too.
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Outward Bound: Colonizng Black Holes
Episode 187, Season 5 E21

Written by:
Isaac Arthur
Jerry Guern

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Keith Blockus
Matthew Acker
S. Kopperud

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