Re: Why Aren't The Aliens Here Already?

From	HVAC <Mr.HVAC@gmail.com>
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Subject	Re: Why Aren't The Aliens Here Already?
Date	2015-05-31 08:54 -0400
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On 5/31/2015 8:32 AM, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Why Aren't The Aliens Here Already?
>> http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2015/05/27/409670639/why-arent-the-aliens-here-already
>>
>> This question, known as "Fermi's paradox," is now a staple of
>> astrobiological/SETI thinking. And while it might seem pretty
>> abstract and inconsequential to our day-to-day existence, within
>> Fermi's paradox there lies a terrible possibility that haunts the
>> fate of humanity.
>
>    Read this very good article at:
>> http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2015/05/27/409670639/why-arent-the-aliens-here-already


An excellent read on this topic is the book 'Rare Earth' by Peter Ward 
and Donald Brownlee.

And of course, Von Neumann did much speculative work in this area.


-- 
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