Fermi Paradox: Could Technology Develop Without Fire?

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Fire is often considered the foundation of human technology, but there may be many worlds on which it would not be likely to practical, such an ocean planets, and on which intelligent life like Dolphins might emerge. Could such worlds host technological civilizations anyway? Or would they be forever stuck at little to no technology?

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The Fermi Paradox: Could Technology Develop Without Fire?
Episode 220a

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