Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More· Folge 2219

The Rare Earth Hypothesis

Montag, 3. August 2026 · 16 min

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In 1950, physicist Enrico Fermi asked a very simple yet important question: If the universe has intelligent civilizations, as so many people believe, where are they? This became known as the Fermi Paradox, and it has been one of the foremost philosophical and scientific questions of our age.

One of the most straightforward answers to the Fermi Paradox is also one that many people simply don’t want to believe.

Learn more about the Rare Earth Hypothesis and how we might actually be alone on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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