The Fermi Paradox & Virtual Worlds: Colonizing Inner Space

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Many believe humanity's future lies among the stars, colonizing distant planets around alien suns, or perhaps building artificial worlds, space habitats, and megastructures. But what if instead of traveling to worlds far away in outer space we create virtual worlds to live in instead, colonizing inner space? We will explore this possibility of simulated universes and what it might mean for humanity, and also ask if this might be a solution to the Fermi Paradox, the strange absence of other life in our own universe.

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Credits:
The Fermi Paradox & Virtual Worlds: Colonizing Inner Space
Episode 167, Season 5 E01

Written by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Alex Chamak
A.T. Long
Cooper de Ruiter
D. Hemanshi
Darius Said
Edward Nardella
Evan Schultheis
Keith Blockus
Mark Warburton
Matthew Acker
Safia Postgate
Stuart Graham https://beyondnerva.wordpress.com
Sigmund Kopperud
Matthew Campbell

Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier

Graphics by:
Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com
Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/
Jarred Eagley
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Mihail Yordanov
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc

Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Audio Editor:
Eric Schneider

Music Manager:
Luca DeRosa - lucaderosa2@live.com

Music:
Markus Junnikkala, "Always Tell Me The Odds" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
Paradox Interactive, Andreas Waldetoft, "Pillars of Creation" https://www.paradoxplaza.com
Marcus Warner, "The First Few Waves" https://marcuswarnermusic.bandcamp.com
Stellardrone, "Crystal Spheres" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Dont Lie To Inner Child" https://www.s-cheremisinov.com
Paradox Interactive, Andreas Waldetoft, "Faster Than Light" https://www.paradoxplaza.com
Dracovallis, "Elven City" https://dracovallis.bandcamp.com/