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Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” III: What is the Great Filter?
In 1996, economist/futurist Robin Hanson proposed a possible resolution to the Fermi Paradox: there's a "Great Filter" that prevents intelligent…
How an Advanced Civilization Could Stop Dark Energy From Preventing Their Future Exploration
In a new study, an astrophysicist proposed how an advanced civilization might survive the inevitable expansion of the Universe, and…
Construction Tips from a Type 2 Engineer: Collaboration with Isaac Arthur
Fraser Cain and Isaac Arthur team up again to bring you another epic collaboration. This time, it’s construction tips from…
Maybe the Aliens Aren’t Hiding, they’re Sleeping, Waiting for the Universe to Get Better
A new study by a team of researchers from the Future of Humanity Institute argues that the reason we haven't…
Finding Alien Megastructures Around Nearby Pulsars
A new study addresses the possibility of being able to observe alien megastructures around nearby pulsars using current instruments
Do Stars Move? Tracking Their Movements Across the Sky
The stars look static in the sky, but are they moving? How fast, and how do we know? What events…
When Will Humanity Become a Type III Civilization?
Based on our current growth in energy usage, how long will it take before we use up all the energy…
100,000 Galaxies, and No Obvious Signs of Life
Beam us up, Scotty. There's no signs of intelligent life out there. At least, no obvious signs, according to a…