Note that this interview was recorded before we were running a professional podcast. Summary and discussion: <a href="https://80000hours.org/2016/06/interview-with-maria-gutierrez-about-doing-good-through-art/?utm_campaign=podcast__maria_gutierrez&utm_source=80000+Hours+Podcast&utm_medium=podcast">https://80000hours.org/2016/06/interview-with-maria-gutierrez-about-doing-good-through-art/</a>

[Archive] Maria Gutierrez and Robert Wiblin on doing good through art (May 2016)

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Part 2 out now: #33 - Dr Anders Sandberg on what if we ended ageing, solar flares & the annual risk of nuclear war 

The universe is so vast, yet we don’t see any alien civilizations. If they exist, where are they? Oxford University’s Anders Sandberg has an original answer: they’re ‘sleeping’, and for a very compelling reason. 

Because of the thermodynamics of computation, the colder it gets, the more computations you can do. The universe is getting exponentially colder as it expands, and as the universe cools, one Joule of energy gets worth more and more. If they wait long enough this can become a 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000x gain. So, if a civilization wanted to maximize its ability to perform computations – its best option might be to lie in wait for trillions of years. 

Why would a civilization want to maximise the number of computations they can do? Because conscious minds are probably generated by computation, so doing twice as many computations is like living twice as long, in subjective time. Waiting will allow them to generate vastly more science, art, pleasure, or almost anything else they are likely to care about. 

<a href="https://80000hours.org/podcast/episodes/anders-sandberg-fermi-paradox/?utm_campaign=podcast__anders-sandberg&utm_source=80000+Hours+Podcast&utm_medium=podcast">Full transcript, related links, and key quotes.</a> 

But there’s no point waking up to find another civilization has taken over and used up the universe’s energy. So they’ll need some sort of monitoring to protect their resources from potential competitors like us. 

It’s plausible that this civilization would want to keep the universe’s matter concentrated, so that each part would be in reach of the other parts, even after the universe’s expansion. But that would mean changing the trajectory of galaxies during this dormant period. That we don’t see anything like that makes it more likely that these aliens have local outposts throughout the universe, and we wouldn’t notice them until we broke their rules. But breaking their rules might be our last action as a species. 

This ‘aestivation hypothesis’ is the invention of Dr Sandberg, a Senior Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University, where he looks at low-probability, high-impact risks, predicting the capabilities of future technologies and very long-range futures for humanity. 

In this incredibly fun conversation we cover this and other possible explanations to the Fermi paradox, as well as questions like: 

* Should we want optimists or pessimists working on our most important problems? 
* How should we reason about low probability, high impact risks? 
* Would a galactic civilization want to stop the stars from burning? 
* What would be the best strategy for exploring and colonising the universe? 
* How can you stay coordinated when you’re spread across different galaxies? 
* What should humanity decide to do with its future? 

Get this episode by subscribing to our podcast on the world’s most pressing problems and how to solve them: search for '80,000 Hours' in your podcasting app. 

The 80,000 Hours Podcast is produced by Keiran Harris.

#29 - Dr Anders Sandberg on 3 new resolutions for the Fermi paradox & how to colonise the universe

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🍃 As the Winter slowly loses its long dark nights to the growing days of Spring, the bare trees and vacant flowers begin to blossom into something new, refreshing and eye opening. To accompany you through the inviting vibes of this coming season we are back with the next instalment of our Essentials series.

Like the cool breeze to be expected in the following months ahead, as the sun begins to make its presence known once again, this 25 track release encompasses the chilled aura of our previous compilations while bringing a warmth to be enjoyed wherever you may be.

Paired with stunning artwork (courtesy of Tristan Gion) which perfectly sums up the essence of this release, nudging us closer to the realisation that it's time to start going outside and explore what the world has to offer. Particularly once Spring begins to show its true colours.

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violin- Carl Vallin
cello - Fred Lindberg

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This particular composition is Arta's letter to her mother that she wrote while away from home, sitting on the rock at the Runyon Canyon. 
It is a part of Arta's new multidisciplinary and bilingual concert performance "Letters to Home" that combines the elements of music,  video projections, and storytelling. Each letter reveals different insights into life as an immigrant, longing for a homeland, broken families, love and friendship, and ultimately, a sense of belonging.

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