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

This episode  is the second of a three-part series focusing more on the specifics of colonization including human aspect of it. Having laid the groundwork last time, we now ask ourselves what the ships carrying people to new worlds would be like, and what life aboard them would be like.  

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Music by:
Dexter Britain
“Seeing the Future”
Kai Engel
“Endless Story about Sun and Moon”
Koalips
“Kvazar”
Kai Engel
“December”
Martin Rezny
“Tempus Fugit”
Frank Dorittke
“Morninglight”
Phase Shift
“Forest Night”
Kevin MacLeod
“Spacial Winds”
Brandow Liew
“Into the Storm”

Life In A Space Colony Episode 2

We continue our look at hypothetical alien civilizations by discussing the various possible circumstances in which we might first contact them or be contacted by them. 

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

First Contact

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

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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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"
Brandon Liew
"Into the Storm"

Interstellar Highways

The first installment in a new series discussing alternative means of getting in space, from better rockets to massive structures like Space Elevators, Skyhooks, and Launch Loops.

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Music by
Intro/Outro:
Sergey Cheremisinov
"Sirius"
Kai Engel
"Endless Story about Sun and Moon"
Koalips
"Kvazar"
Frank Dorittke
"Morninglight"
Kevin MacLeod
"Spacial Winds"

Upward Bound: Getting into Space

In this episode we examine the concept of a Space Elevator, a popular piece of developing technology designed to lift people and cargo into space at a fraction of normal launch costs. We will look at technology as well as many of the misconceptions about Space Elevators which have emerged.

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"The physics of the space elevator", P. K. Aravind:
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/d402/ba5f97884b7398ae2a1ff79136f9c1a03993.pdf

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Music by
Intro/Outro:
Sergey Cheremisinov
"Sirius"
Kai Engel
"Endless Story about Sun and Moon"
Koalips
"Kvazar"
Frank Dorittke
"Morninglight"
Kevin MacLeod
"Spacial Winds"
Lombus
"Amino"
Cory Gray
"Technological 1"

Upward Bound: Space Elevators

In this episode we explore Quantum Computers, from the basic theory to the potential applications, as well as many myths and misconceptions this groundbreaking technology has accumulated.

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Music by
Dexter Britain, "Seeing the Future"
Kai Engel, "December"
Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata"
Koalips, "Kvazar"
Frank Dorittke, "Morninglight"
Brandon Liew, "Into the Storm"

Quantum Computing

This episode feature Mass Drivers, Space Guns, and other means of rapidly accelerating a spaceship up to orbital speeds without a rocket. We will explore the basic concepts, the engineering issues, and the potential cost & safety advantages & disadvantages along with how these devices can be used in tandem with other systems we have looked at.

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Music by:
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Sirius"
Kai Engel, "Endless Story about Sun and Moon"
Koalips, "Kvazar"
Frank Dorittke, "Morninglight"
Kai Engel, "December"
Kevin MacLeod, "Spacial Winds"
Lombus, "Amino"

Mass Drivers

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

The Fermi Paradox, the big question of where all the aliens are, has many proposed solutions focusing on what might lower the odds of intelligent species arising on another world, or what might end technological civilizations or cause them to go unseen by us and our SETI efforts. But what if intelligence rarely leads to technological civilizations in the first place? Could there be countless planets in our galaxy occupied by species who never came to value technology?

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Credits:
The Fermi Paradox Great Filters: Rare Technology
Episode 210, Season 5 E44

Written by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Keith Blockus

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

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Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Music:
Lombus, "Cosmic Soup" https://lombus.bandcamp.com
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