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Jun 12, 2022 53 min

The Fermi Paradox

from A Cup of Tea Hosted by Jared

Will humankind ever encounter intelligent life somewhere else in the universe? Is there a reason why we've not been contacted by extraterrestrials in recorded history despite listening for signals? The Fermi Paradox poses these questions and some researchers have proposed answers to them. In this episode, co-hosts Nathaniel and Jared dive into the hypothetical solutions to this paradox. They also provide their own ideas on why intelligent life may be currently out of reach when the math suggests that it should be abundant in the universe. Reference Asymptotic burnout and homeostatic awakening: a possible solution to the Fermi paradox?

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