Stories From Space

Where Are All the Aliens? The Berserker Hypothesis | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

Episode Summary

Could it be that the reason humanity has found no evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence is that it is being wiped out?

Episode Notes

Host | Matthew S Williams

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Episode Description

Could it be that the reason humanity has found no evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence is that it is being wiped out? This is the argument of the Berserker Hypothesis, a theory popularized by science fiction but based on hard science.

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Resources

"The Great Silence - the Controversy Concerning Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life" -David Brin, 1983: https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1983QJRAS..24..283B/0000283.000.html

Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” VI: What is the Berserker Hypothesis? -Matt Williams, Universe Today (Aug. 22, 2020): https://www.universetoday.com/147396/beyond-fermis-paradox-vi-the-berserker-hypothesis/

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