Void Ecology (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Isaac Arthur

Science, Futurism, Sci Fi, Future, Scifi, Technology, Space, Engineering

4.8 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2019

⏱️ 27 minutes

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The possibility of extraterrestrial life on other worlds has long fascinated us, as has the idea of alien life living in space itself, but while the former is often considered quite probable, the idea of anything evolving on airless moons, comets, and asteroids seems less likely. But with scientists uncovering life in ever more extreme and inhospitable environments on Earth, perhaps it is more likely than we think. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/0ZPlhwiXIz0 Sign up with Skillshare for 2 months of Free classes: https://skl.sh/isaacarthur12 Check out Purple Dreams, a collection of short stories by Jerry Guern: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TPBJSXF/ ... and the short story Momentum, narrated by the author https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMnyiW9ynYA Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Social Media: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: Void Ecology Episode 194a, Season 5 E29a Written by: Isaac Arthur Jerry Guern Editors: Keith Blockus Matthew Campbell S. Kopperud Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics by: Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Katie Byrne Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music: Michael Wark, "Embryonic Universe" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXadlcvD_4o Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars" https://soundcloud.com/migueljohnsonmjmusic Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ Sergey Cheremisinov, "Laybrinth" https://www.s-cheremisinov.com Chris Zabriskie, "Cylinder Nine" http://chriszabriskie.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hello, SFIA audio listeners. In this month's Nebula exclusive, big alien theory,
0:05.2	we're asking the reason alien civilizations might be rare is because most aliens are huge.
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0:20.0	This episode is sponsored by Skillshare.
0:23.6	Explorers have found life in the deepest, driest, darkest, darkest, hottest, and coldest corners of our planet.
0:30.8	As resilient as life seems to harsh environments, maybe we might find some in space, and if not, maybe we can make some.
0:43.4	In this episode, we're going to talk about life forms in space, specifically about evolutionary
0:49.0	pathways that could lead to life forms that can live there.
0:53.2	We will explore more artificial or
0:55.2	designed life in future episodes, starting with space whales and bioships this Thursday.
1:02.6	At first glance, life evolving in space seems implausible.
1:07.3	We tend to think of space as a cold, lifeless vacuum, or perhaps a blazing hot, lethally irradiated,
1:14.2	lifeless vacuum.
1:15.6	But we've always been tentative about the lifeless part, because life has surprised us in many
1:21.1	environments.
1:22.6	Extraterrestrial life of even the crudest forms would conform some important theories about how life originated,
1:29.8	and it would create a new zeal for searching all the remote corners of our solar system
1:34.4	for critters hiding under the ice in rocky crags and among the clouds.
1:40.5	I should make a distinction right up front between life originating in a place and adapting
1:46.0	to that place.
1:48.0	Life can adapt to harsh environments it probably could never have formed in, and any life that
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