Robin Hanson joins the podcast to explain his theory of grabby aliens and its implications for the future of humanity.

Learn more about the theory here: https://grabbyaliens.com

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:49 Why should we care about aliens?

05:58 Loud alien civilizations and quiet alien civilizations

08:16 Why would some alien civilizations be quiet?

14:50 The moving parts of the grabby aliens model

23:57 Why is humanity early in the universe?

28:46 Could't we just be alone in the universe?

33:15 When will humanity expand into space?

46:05 Will humanity be more advanced than the aliens we meet?

49:32 What if we discovered aliens tomorrow?

53:44 Should the way we think about aliens change our actions?

57:48 Can we reasonably theorize about aliens?

53:39 The next episode