Fermi Paradox: The Prime Directive
One solution to the Fermi Paradox, the big question of where all the aliens are, is that extraterrestrials might hide from us to avoid altering our society, a concept we see in Star Trek called the Prime Directive. Is such a policy ethical, and if so, should we follow it?\nWatch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/TwNdj76CK-E\nVisit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/\nVisit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net\nSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur\nSFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/\nFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/\nReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content.\nSFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE\nListen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/fermi-paradox-the-prime-directive\nEpisode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/fermi-paradox-the-prime-directive-narration-only\nCredits:\nThe Fermi Paradox: The Prime Directive\nScience & Futurism with Isaac Arthur\nEpisode 264a; November 15, 2020\nWritten, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur\nWritten by:\nIsaac Arthur\nEditors:\nDarius Said\nJerry Guern\nKeith Blockus\nCover Art:\nJakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier\nGraphics:\nLegionTech Studios https://hades9.com\nMusic Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator\n\nSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.