There has been a lot of talk about the Fermi Paradox lately, partially sparked by George P. Dvorsky's recent essay 'The Fermi Paradox: Advanced civilizations do not…' Today Centauri Dreams follows up with a very interesting post on what we should be looking for.

I highly recommend reading both essays, but I should point out that I have my own ( Read more... )

Phil Bowermaster is worried about tiny black holes:What if the tiny black hole doesn't fade into it's baby universe on schedule? I mean, I realize that it's tiny but it's also a BLACK HOLE. Haven't they been known to like, swallow things? Like planets? I'm just asking.
Could this explain the Fermi Paradox? Perhaps every time a civilization gets to ( Read more... )

The Speculist discusses the question of the Fermi Paradox and covers some possible answers in "Where Are They? Two ViewsThese views may be summarized as Ray Kurzweil saying it is the 'destiny' of intelligent races to spread rapidly throughout space (so intelligence must be more rare than previously believed) and John Smart arguing that all ( Read more... )