Fermi Paradox Great Filters: Rare Earth

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

• Episode: Fermi Paradox Great Filters: Rare Earth
• Website: Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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• Duration: 00:31:24
• Published: 2017-07-20 16:57

We continue our look at possible explanations why life may be very rare in the Universe by examining our planet itself, and looking at which of its characteristic might be important to intelligence developing and how improbable those traits are for a given planet in a given solar system. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/oIva_60l3ww Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Support the Channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Visit the sub-reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Cover Art by Jakub Grygier: https://www.artstation.com/artist/jakub_grygier Graphics Team: Edward Nardella Jarred Eagley Justin Dixon Katie Byrne Misho Yordanov Murat Mamkegh Pierre Demet Sergio Botero Stefan Blandin Script Editing: Andy Popescu Connor Hogan Edward Nardella Eustratius Graham Gregory Leal Jefferson Eagley Luca de Rosa Michael Gusevsky Mitch Armstrong MolbOrg Naomi Kern Philip Baldock Sigmund Kopperud Steve Cardon Tiffany Penner Music: Lombus, "Cosmic Soup" Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth" AJ Prasad, "Aether" Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata" Dan McLeod, NeptuneUK, "Mysterious Universe" Kevin MacLeod, "Spacial Winds"