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The Why Files: Operation Podcast

25: Comparing Earth technology with alien civilizations | The Kardashev Scale

Jun 26, 2022 · 19m
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  • The Kardashev Scale measures alien civilizations by their energy consumption across three levels of technological advancement
  • Fermi's Paradox questions why we haven't found evidence of alien life despite 40 billion Earth-like planets in the Milky Way
  • A JPL and CalTech study suggests civilizations reaching certain Kardashev Scale levels self-destruct, explaining the absence of detectable extraterrestrial life

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