The Fermi Paradox asks why we don't see any alien civilizations with our SETI efforts. The Late Filters are common solution suggested, that intelligent species may often arise but either destroy themselves or unwilling or incapable of interstellar travel to reach new worlds and colonize the galaxy.

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Credits: The Fermi Paradox Great Filters: Late Filters Episode 213, Season 5 E47

Written by: Isaac Arthur

Editors: Darius Said Jerry Guern Keith Blockus Matthew Acker Phonetic Failure Victoria Kelly

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Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Music: Lombus, "Cosmic Soup" https://lombus.bandcamp.com Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/ AJ Prasad, "Aether" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata" https://lombus.bandcamp.com AJ Prasad, "Staring Through" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU