The Fermi Paradox: Firstborn

As ancient and vast as the Universe is, it seems like some alien race arose in the galaxy long before us, but who rose before them? What would the cosmos be like for the first civilization to arise, and what if it is us?
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The Fermi Paradox: Firstborn
Episode 242; June 11, 2020
Writers:
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
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