The Fermi Paradox

Astonishing Legends vor 10 Jahren

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Background:

While having lunch near the Los Alamos National Laboratory one
day with the likes of Edward Teller, "father of the nuclear bomb"
Nobel Prize winning physicist Enrico Fermi wondered out loud
(after the topic of recent UFO sightings came up) "Where is
everybody?" Basically what he meant was, if the universe is
so seemingly infinite and old, and it's mathematically probable
that other star systems have developed intelligent life like ours
has, and it's also theoretically possible that an alien
civilization with tens or even hundreds of thousands of years of
technological advancement could have made it to our galaxy by
now, even with sub-lightspeed travel, why haven't we seen any
aliens yet? Tonight, in one of our more conversational
shows, we take a broad look at the paradox that bears his
name. By the way, supposed UFO sightings are commonly
reported around atomic activities.

Tonight's Quote:

“It is surely unreasonable to credit that only one small star in
the immensity of the universe is capable of developing and
supporting intelligent life. But we shall not get to them and
they will not come to us.”― P.D. James, The Children of Men

Show Links:

Jon Stewart Interviews Elizabeth Kolbert In a Nutshell –
Kurzgesagt's YouTube video on "The Fermi Paradox" Enrico Fermi
The Fermi Paradox Frank Drake The Drake Equation Arecibo Message
Song: Frank Black - "Parry the Wind High, Low" (WARNING - F
Bomb!) Jill Tarter The Hubble Deep Field Image The TED Blog:
"Peering Into Space" The TED Radio Hour featuring Jill Tarter and
Brian Greene Jill Tarter's full TED Talk regarding SETI Space
Travel in Ancient Art (Site is in German so visit with a browser
that does translation.) "Why Aren't The Aliens Here Already?" -
an article by Adam Frank on NPR's 13.7 blog Former Lockheed
"Skunkworks" director Ben Rich and some interesting confessions
Tardigrades/Water Bears Above Black: Project Preserve Destiny The
CARET Documents Ezekiel and the Wheel The Nuremburg UFO Battle
The Basel Switzerland Incident Seth Shostak's Piece in the NY
Times about Contacting Other Civilizations

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Credits:

Episode 022 - 'The Fermi Paradox' Produced by Scott Philbrook
& Forrest Burgess; Ryan McCullough Sound Design.
Copyright Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess 2015, All Rights
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