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The Fermi Paradox, A.K.A ”Where are the Aliens?”
Where are all the aliens?? According to scientists, the Milky Way galaxy should be teeming with life, but when we point our telescopes and radio dishes at the sky we find nothing but stale, empty space. Is it possible that we’re actually alone in the universe?
Join Shane and Duncan for an exploration of the fascinating Fermi Paradox, and learn what science tells us about the alien conundrum.
In this episode:
Lunch with Enrico Fermi
Where are the aliens?
The crazy, mind-boggling, existentially terrifying scale of the universe
Counting sand
The Great Filter
Apex-predator-civilizations theory…
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