One possible solution to the Fermi Paradox, the big question of where all the aliens are, is that some ancient galactic disaster wiped out extraterrestrial civilizations, and we're among the first to arrive back on the spacefaring scene.

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The Fermi Paradox: Galactic Disasters

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Episode 252; August 20, 2020

Written, Produced, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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Darius Said

Jerry Guern

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