Many believe the future of humanity is to go Digital, uploading our minds to computers, living in virtual worlds that are vastly more efficient and compact. If we might do this, might distant alien empires too? And if so, might this be the reason we don't see them?

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The Fermi Paradox: Digital Empires & Miniaturization

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Episode 319, December 2, 2021

Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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