The Fermi Paradox & Virtual Worlds: Colonizing Inner Space

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. Sign up with Skillshare for 2 months of Free classes: Visit our Website: Join Nebula: Support us on Patreon: Support us on Subscribestar: Facebook Group: Reddit: Twitter: on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: Episode's Narration-only version: 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 Sigmund Kopperud Matthew Campbell Cover Art: Jakub Grygier Graphics by: Bryan Versteeg Fishy Tree Jarred Eagley Jeremy Jozwik Mihail Yordanov Sergio Botero Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Audio Editor: Eric Schneider Music Manager: Luca DeRosa - lucaderosa2@ Music: Markus Junnikkala, “Always Tell Me The Odds“ Paradox Interactive, Andreas Waldetoft, “Pillars of Creation“ Marcus Warner, “The First Few Waves“ Stellardrone, “Crystal Spheres“ Sergey Cheremisinov, “Dont Lie To Inner Child“ Paradox Interactive, Andreas Waldetoft, “Faster Than Light“ Dracovallis, “Elven City“