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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 ...
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The Fermi paradox: Late filters

The Fermi Paradox asks why we don't see any alien civilizations with our SETI efforts. The Late Filters are common solution ...
(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 ...