Kurzgesagt on Grabby Aliens

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Why Aliens Might Already Be On Their Way To Us

The “grabby aliens” hypothesis presented was presented in the 2021 Astrophysical Journal paper “If Loud Aliens Explain Human Earliness, Quiet Aliens Are Also Rare” by Robin Hanson, Daniel Martin, Calvin McCarter, and Jonathan Paulson. Additional material, simulations, and videos are available on the authors’ Grabby Aliens Web site.

Here is a list and links to all the sources for information in this video.

Earlier posts here relevant to grabby aliens are:

• “ Robin Hanson on Grabby Aliens, Emulated Humans, Great Filters, and the Elephant in the Brain” 2022-06-10
• “ ‘The Great Contradiction’—Fantasy Story Based on Robin Hanson’s ‘Grabby Aliens’ ” 2021-11-27