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

The Fermi Paradox asks why we don't see any alien civilizations with our SETI efforts. The Late Filters are common solution suggested, that intelligent species may often arise but either destroy themselves or unwilling or incapable of interstellar travel to reach new worlds and colonize the galaxy.

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The Fermi Paradox Great Filters: Late Filters
Episode 213, Season 5 E47

Written by: 
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
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Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Matthew Acker
Phonetic Failure
Victoria Kelly 

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Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
AJ Prasad, "Aether" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU
Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata" https://lombus.bandcamp.com
AJ Prasad, "Staring Through" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU

The Fermi Paradox: Late Filters

The Moon is covered in vast numbers of craters, some larger than entire Earth-based Nations, which may serve as dome habitats for humanity's future space colonies. But what would a crater city colony be like?

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Moon: Crater Cities
Episode 224; Feb 6, 2020

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Phonetic Failure

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Cover Art:
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Udo Schroeter

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Moon: Crater Cities (Narration Only)

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.

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The Fermi Paradox: Zoo Hypothesis 
Episode 228; Mar 5, 2020

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Jerry Guern

Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier

Graphics:
Fishy Tree
Jeremy Jozwik
Ken York
LegionTech Studio
Sergio Botero

Music:
Lombus, "Cosmic Soup"
Aerium, "Waters of Atlantis" & "Fifth Star of Aldebaran"
Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth"

The Fermi Paradox: Zoo Hypothesis (Narration Only)

Every day brings us new technological advances, today we'll explore many of those of such as robotics, automation, rapid delivery, education, medical science, nanotechnology, and more.

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Power Satellites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBCbdThIJNE
Fusion Power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChTJHEdf6yM
Quiet Revolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvH-7XX6pkk
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Synthetic Meat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NULFAItoBs
Cyborgs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGYKCTFIZLI
Mind Augmentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQpYOVvU17Y
Mind-Machine Interfaces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCLLzI4R3bc
Life Extension https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKmdc2AuXec
The Science of Aging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDpjv2z3dyE
Happily Ever After: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ypfzvQ-Q2w
Attack of the Drones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oZCUtgnQkE
Advanced Metamaterials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0UZ6-oeiIE
Portable Power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffXqcf48D9Q
The Nuclear Option: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aBOhC1c6m8
Moon: Industrial Complex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y47MMNqKGxE
Machine Rebellion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHd22kMa0_w
The Paperclip Maximizer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mk7NVFz_88
Technological Stagnation: Coming Soon
Non-Carbon Based Life: Coming Soon


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Credits:
New Technologies that May be in the cards
Episode 232; April 2, 2020

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Evan Schultheis
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Konstantin Sokerin

Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier

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Udo Schroeter

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New Technologies That May Be In The Cards

The future of humanity might be one of unrivaled prosperity -  a post-scarcity civilization - of abundant power, advanced automation and robotics, and sophisticated artificial intelligence helping boost efficiency to all economic sectors. But what would such an economy look like, and what challenges might we face getting there?

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Economies of the Future
Episode 235; April 23, 2020

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Evan Schultheis
Keith Blockus
Dillon Olander

Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Cover Art:
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Economies Of The Future (Narration Only)

In the future we might see the rise of minds entirely on computers, be it uploaded humans, transhumans, or artificial intelligence. But what would such an existence be like? Would they interact with our world or live in entirely virtual realities or simulated universes?

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Life as a Digital Being
Episode 237; May 7, 2020

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus

Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Cover Art:
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Life As A Digital Being (Narration Only)

Parallel Universes, Multiverses, Alternate Timeline & Realities are the focus of many theories of physics and popular science & science fiction.  

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Parallel Universes & Alternate Realities
Episode 238; May 14, 2020

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Keith Blockus
Matthew Acker

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Parallel Universe & Alternate Realities (Narration Only)

Parallel Universes & Alternate Realities

Ancient cultures long thought the Sun had a mind of it's own, but could life form in stars by nature or exist by artificial origins, and what would star with a mind of its own be like?

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Conscious Stellar Objects
Episode 238a, Season 6E20a

Written, Produced, and Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors
Andy Nelson
S. Kopperud

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Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Tristan3D

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Isaac Arthur

Music by Aerium
"Visions of Vega"
"Fifth Star of Aldebaran"
"Waters of Atlantis"
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ

Conscious Stellar Objects (Narration Only)

As we head out into space we can expect to see crimes and a need for laws and someone to enforce them. Today we'll examine the notion of Space Police and future crime and law enforcement.

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Space Police
Episode 243; June 18, 2020

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Matthew Acker
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Matthew Campbell

Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Cover Art:
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Udo Schroeter

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