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The Fermi Paradox asks a simple question: if intelligent life is common, why hasn’t it been found? Over the years ‘solutions’ ...

A scientist proposed a simple solution to the Fermi paradox, which asks why humans have never encountered aliens. The physicist Enrico Fermi in 1950 pointed out that given the age of the galaxy, even ...

What if we’re not alone - but being watched? Drawing on history’s lessons in caution and overreach, this discussion of the Fermi Paradox offers a sobering look at cosmic risk. The real danger may not ...

(via PBS Space Time) Around 2 billion years ago, life had plateaued in complexity, ruined the atmosphere, and was on the verge of self-annihilation. But then something strange and potentially ...