Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” XVII: What is the “SETI-Paradox” Hypothesis?
Another reason we haven’t heard from aliens is that the possibility that every everyone is listening, but nobody’s messaging!
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” XVI: What is the “Dark Forest” Hypothesis?
A recent addition to the list of possible resolutions to the Fermi Paradox: nobody is broadcasting because they don’t want to be found!
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” XV: What is the Percolation Theory Hypothesis?
Could it be that the reason we haven’t met any aliens is because interstellar colonization simply isn’t practical? Not exactly good news for us!
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” XIV: What is the Aurora Hypothesis?
Is it possible that we haven’t heard from aliens because colonizing exoplanets is hazardous to your health? So says the Aurora Hypothesis!
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” IV: What is the Rare Earth Hypothesis?
Looking to answer the question of “where are all the aliens,” some scientists have suggested that planets like Earth might actually be very rare.
Do Advanced Civilizations use Black Holes as Giant Quantum Computers?
A new study suggests that advanced civilizations could used black holes as massive quantum computers, a theory that has implications for SETI.
China’s FAST Telescope Could Detect Self-Replicating Alien Probes
One of the most challenging questions to answer when confronting the Fermi Paradox is why exponentially scaling technologies haven’t taken over the universe by now. Commonly known as von Neumann probes, the idea of a self-replicating swarm of extraterrestrial robots has been a staple of science fiction for decades. But so far, there has never …
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Avoiding the Great Filter. How Long Until We’re Living Across the Solar System?
According to a new study, humanity could become an interplanetary species in this century, interstellar by the 23rd, and intragalactic by the 24th.
Extraterrestrial Hunters Figure Out a Way to Expand Their Search for Signals by a Factor of 200
Thanks to a new study by SETI researchers, Breakthrough Listen’s search for extraterrestrial intelligence has expanded by a factor of 200!