The Fermi Paradox & the Aurora Effect (Narration Only)

A new paper has come out discussing how the Fermi Paradox might be explained by the rigors of traveling space for interstellar colonization, causing settlements to be rare and and possibly not long-lived. We'll look at this model for spreading humanity out across the galaxy and see what insights or flaws it might have.
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The Fermi Paradox and the Aurora Effect: https://arxiv.org/abs/1902.04450
Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson (KSR):
https://www.amazon.com/Aurora-Kim-Stanley-Robinson/dp/0316098094&tag=isaacarthur-20
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Credits - The Fermi Paradox: The Aurora Effect
Episode 176a, Season 5 E10a
Written by:
Darius Said
Isaac Arthur
Mark Warburton
Editors:
Gloria Meadows
Keith Blockus
Matthew Campbell
Sigmund Kopperud
Graphics by:
Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com
Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/
Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Music:
Lombus, "Cosmic Soup" https://lombus.bandcamp.com
A.J. Prasad, "Staring Through, pt1" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU
Markus Junnikkala, "Memory of Earth" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/

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