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The Fermi Paradox — Where Are All The Aliens? (1/2)

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · explainer · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Kurzgesagt introduces the Fermi paradox: with so many stars and planets, why do we see no sign of aliens? It sets up the question and what it might imply for our own future. It is part 1 of 2.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters recommend the two-part Kurzgesagt pair as an engaging, accessible introduction to the Fermi paradox and the Great Filter.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “That YouTube channel is awesome by the way.”

    Commenter's main source on the Fermi paradox

    thomk, 2018-07 · Strong recommendation · in “Dissolving the Fermi Paradox”

  2. “I find the pair of videos by Kurzgesagt on YouTube to be much more appealing for me.”

    Kurzgesagt video pair on the Fermi paradox

    hashhar, 2017-05 · Recommendation · in “Fermi's Paradox [audio]”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: fermi paradox, aliens, great filter, kurzgesagt, astronomy

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