We continue our look at possible explanations why life may be very rare in the Universe by examining our planet itself, and looking at which of its characteristic might be important to intelligence developing and how improbable those traits are for a given planet in a given solar system.

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Cover Art by Jakub Grygier: https://www.artstation.com/artist/jakub_grygier

Graphics Team:

Edward Nardella

Jarred Eagley

Justin Dixon

Katie Byrne

Misho Yordanov

Murat Mamkegh

Pierre Demet

Sergio Botero

Stefan Blandin

Script Editing:

Andy Popescu

Connor Hogan

Edward Nardella

Eustratius Graham

Gregory Leal

Jefferson Eagley

Luca de Rosa

Michael Gusevsky

Mitch Armstrong

MolbOrg

Naomi Kern

Philip Baldock

Sigmund Kopperud

Steve Cardon

Tiffany Penner

Music:

Lombus, "Cosmic Soup"

Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth"

AJ Prasad, "Aether"

Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata"

Dan McLeod, NeptuneUK, "Mysterious Universe"

Kevin MacLeod, "Spacial Winds"