• 00:03:00 How should we act when we find other conscious life? How should we settle other planets?
• 00:09:01 Is there a cosmic cross pollination process?
• 00:11:01 Why are images of alien space ships always so grainy? Is there already an alien base on Mars?
• 00:14:02 Did Aliens come to earth and upgrade us over time? Does time run differently in different parts of the universe?
• 00:20:46 Do we live in a simulation?
• 00:30:23 Should we all read a lot of science fiction? Why it is like a mind lab.
• 00:37:34 How would life on Mars look like?
• 00:50:08 How will we cope with increasing technological change? Will it keep accelerating?
• 01:01:19 What is Caitlin's solution for the 'Fermi Paradox'?
• 01:15:16 Are we being 'indoctrinated by our past'?

You may watch this episode on Youtube - Caitlin McShea (Aliens, the Universe, Cosmic simulations & more).

Caitlin McShea is the director of the Santa Fe Institute’s InterPlanetary Project & host of the Alien Crash Site podcast.

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