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

A in-depth look at KIC 8462582, also known as Tabby's Star. We'll explore how this star became famous for an anomaly, what that anomaly was, and the various theories for what might be causing it.

FP04 - Tabby's Star

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 the Carter Doomsday Argument, which is uses a probabilistic argument and Anthropic Reasoning to estimate that humanity is running out of time.
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EC03 The Doomsday Argument

In this Episode we examine the concept of the Simulation Hypothesis, which proposes a mathematical argument that we are almost certainly simulations running on a computer.
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EC02 The Simulation Hypothesis

The concept of a Technological Singularity, an accelerated rush in processing speed improvements culminating in a super-mind, has captivated people for decades. Today we will examine this idea and look at some misconceptions about it.

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EC06 Technological Singularity

The Butterfly Effect is the principle that notes that even the smallest actions can have sweeping effects on everything in the long term. Today we'll look at that effect and ask what it means toward chaos, inevitable events, fate, and free will itself.

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The Butterfly Effect

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Isaac Arthur

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The Butterfly Effect (Narration Only)

The big question of why life exists has challenged minds for countless centuries, but what does science have to say on this matter? Could life arise on other worlds and in other Universes, and what is the reason for it?

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Alien Civilizations: Conspiratorial Aliens
Episode 220, Season 6 E02

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Jerry Guern

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Keith Blockus
Matthew Campbell

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Why Life Exists (Narration Only)

We often speculate that the reason we can't hear aliens civilizations is because our SETI efforts (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) relies on radio and telescopes to weak to hear them. But how plausible is that? and what would it tell us about our own future?

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The Fermi Paradox:Whispers in the Night
Episode 230; Mar 19, 2020

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The Fermi Paradox: Whispers In The Night (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

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Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus

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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

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

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Keith Blockus
Matthew Acker

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