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The Fermi Paradox

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  • May 21, 2014
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Tim Urban
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Scientists estimate that there are over 100,000 intelligent alien civilizations in our galaxy alone—but we've never heard anything from any of them. Here are 13 possible explanation... Show More

Scientists estimate that there are over 100,000 intelligent alien civilizations in our galaxy alone—but we've never heard anything from any of them. Here are 13 possible explanations for why.
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Andrew Chen @AndrewChen · Apr 8, 2021
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Reminder that this essay -- Fermi Paradox -- is so entertaining and good and y'all should read it. tldr; there should be 100,000+ intelligent civilizations in the universe, and none of them have made contact. Wtf? The theories are 🤯
andy @andyjbarr · Jun 29, 2022
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