The Fermi Paradox & the Aurora Effect

A new paper has come out discussing how the Fermi Paradox might be explained by the rigors of traveling space for interstellar colonization, causing settlements to be rare and and possibly not long-lived. We'll look at this model for spreading humanity out across the galaxy and see what insights or flaws it might have. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/-Oo5AjkJ35Y The Fermi Paradox and the Aurora Effect: https://arxiv.org/abs/1902.04450 Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson (KSR): https://www.amazon.com/Aurora-Kim-Stanley-Robinson/dp/0316098094&tag=isaacarthur-20 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Social Media: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits - The Fermi Paradox: The Aurora Effect Episode 176a, Season 5 E10a Written by: Darius Said Isaac Arthur Mark Warburton Editors: Gloria Meadows Keith Blockus Matthew Campbell Sigmund Kopperud Graphics by: Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music: Lombus, "Cosmic Soup" https://lombus.bandcamp.com A.J. Prasad, "Staring Through, pt1" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU Markus Junnikkala, "Memory of Earth" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.