Fermi Paradox: The Prime Directive

Published: Nov. 15, 2020, 4:59 p.m.

b"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."