Fermi Paradox
11/07/18 • 36 min
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Ever wondered where all the aliens are? It’s actually very weird that, as big and old as the universe is, we seem to be the only intelligent life. In this episode, Josh examines the Fermi paradox, and what it says about humanity’s place in the universe. (Original score by Point Lobo.)
Interviewees: Anders Sandberg, Oxford University philosopher and co-creator of the Aestivation hypothesis; Seth Shostak, director of SETI; Toby Ord, Oxford University philosopher.
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Ever wondered where all the aliens are? It’s actually very weird that, as big and old as the universe is, we seem to be the only intelligent life. In this episode, Josh examines the Fermi paradox, and what it says about humanity’s place in the universe. (Original score by Point Lobo.)
Interviewees: Anders Sandberg, Oxford University philosopher and co-creator of the Aestivation hypothesis; Seth Shostak, director of SETI; Toby Ord, Oxford University philosopher.
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The End Of The World with Josh Clark - Fermi Paradox
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This is a love letter to humanity. My name is Josh Clark, and for the last few years I've been thinking a lot about how the world might end, and over the course of that time, I've come to seriously believe that in a hundred or two years from now, there's a really good chance that we humans won't be around any longer, that we will have vanished forever from the universe, and that it may be us who brings about our own demise. This series is about t
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