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There are many possible solutions to the Fermi Paradox but a few have risen to particular prominence - including the "Grabby Aliens" hypothesis. Today, we'll explore what this solution proposes, what it assumes, and ultimately three reasons why I personally don't think it's right.

Written & presented by Prof. David Kipping. Edited by Jorge Casas. Special thanks to Robin Hanson for his discussions with me on this.

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REFERENCES
► Hanson, R. et al. 2021, "If Loud Aliens Explain Human Earliness, Quiet Aliens Are Also Rare", ApJ, 922, 182: https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.01522
► Carter, B. 2008, "Five or six step scenario for evolution?", Int. J. Astrobiology, 7, 103516: https://arxiv.org/abs/0711.1985
► Kipping, D. 2021, "The Red Sky Paradox", PNAS, 118, e2026808118: https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.11207

MUSIC
Licensed by SoundStripe.com (SS) [shorturl.at/ptBHI], Artlist.io, via CC Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) or with permission from the artist.
0:00 - Tamuz Dekel - Quiet Pull
2:55 - Joachim Heinrich - Horizon
4:13 - Joachim Heinrich - Stjärna
6:41 - Hill - World of Wonder
7:43 - Chris Zabriskie - The Oceans Continue to Rise
9:33 - Hill - Arctic Warmth
12:21 - Hill - Northern Boards
15:39 - Hill - Fragile
19:10 - Hill - The Meek

CHAPTERS
0:00 Grabby Aliens
6:43 StoryBlocks
7:47 Hard Steps
12:00 M-Dwarfs
15:30 Philosophical Issues
18:05 Conclusions
19:10 Outro and Credits

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