Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Fermi Paradox: The Prime Directive

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

One solution to the Fermi Paradox, the big question of where all the aliens are, is that extraterrestrials might hide from us to avoid altering our society, a concept we see in Star Trek called the Prime Directive. Is such a policy ethical, and if so, should we follow it? Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/TwNdj76CK-E Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ 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 Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/fermi-paradox-the-prime-directive Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/fermi-paradox-the-prime-directive-narration-only Credits: The Fermi Paradox: The Prime Directive Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 264a; November 15, 2020 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Written by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Darius Said Jerry Guern Keith Blockus Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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