The great filter and the terrifying end of all civilizations

Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code APERTUREDEAL at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/aperturedeal The universe is unimaginably large. There are hundreds of billions of galaxies. Each galaxy contains hundreds of billions of stars. Around many of those stars are planets. And on a significant fraction of those planets, the conditions should be right for life. Statistically, the cosmos should be overflowing with civilizations far older and more advanced than ours. So where is everyone? 00:00 End of All Cosmic Civilizations 01:16 The Great Filter 11:29 Energy Consumption 15:38 Technological Destruction 22:54 Artificial Intelligence 27:55 Socio-political Limitations 32:35 Technological Limitations 36:00 The Search For More Samples Aperture explores the ideas shaping how we think — philosophy, psychology, and the hidden forces behind human behavior. New perspectives, every week. ───────────────────────────── LISTEN ───────────────────────────── 🎙️ Aperture on Spotify: https://bit.ly/aperturepod ───────────────────────────── JOIN THE COMMUNITY ───────────────────────────── 💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/nDDVGv2MHp 📸 Instagram: ───────────────────────────── SUPPORT APERTURE ───────────────────────────── 👕 Merch: https://bit.ly/ApertureMerch 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ApertureYT ───────────────────────────── MORE FROM UNDERKNOWN ───────────────────────────── 🔬 What If – Science Hypotheticals: https://bit.ly/whatif-show 🆘 How to Survive – Survival Science: https://bit.ly/how-to-survive-show ───────────────────────────── 📩 Brand partnerships & collaborations: [email protected] Produced by Underknown: https://underknown.com #Civilization #Cosmos #Science #Space #GreatFilter