SETI: Consuming Our Way to Silence? 
"Thus Miller’s answer to the Fermi Paradox — SETI won’t work because alien civilizations are all addicted to computer games and runaway consumerism."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveextraterrestrial
SETI: Consuming Our Way to Silence?
Is there life out there? Almost definitely, say UK scie ...
"The scientists expect that the first evidence of primitive alien life, such as microbes and vegetation, will emerge within 10 years, with more substantial finds following future space missions.&
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveRed Foliage Under an Alien Sky
"...the dominant color on other planets depends on so many different factors in the atmosphere and the light emitted by the planet’s star that not even infrared can be ruled out for photosynthesi
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveEnceladus: Hot at the Core?
"So is there an organic-rich mixture below the surface of Enceladus even today? Cassini found hydrocarbon chains in the moon’s plume, which means we can’t rule this scenario out."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveTime ripe to search for life on Europa
"Life on Jupiter's moon Europa is just as feasible as life on Mars and worthy of NASA's attention, scientists have argued." Unfortunately it's a somewhat bigger distance away, too.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveStepping up the search for ET
Good article looking at both sides of the SETI argument (blind faith and hopeful science), including interview snippets. Via Centauri Dreams.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveOf Fermi and Slow Probes
"Some day alien civilizations may pick up television or radio signals from Earth. But does this mean they’re likely to visit us? Danish researcher Rasmus Bjork (Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen)
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveWhen Does SETI Throw in the Towel?
"It’s a simple truth, although one not universally acknowledged, that SETI is still in its early stages. Consequently, many of its practitioners will tell you that this is a multigenerational exp
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveRed Dwarf Flares and Habitability
"Only recently has the idea of habitable planets around red dwarf stars taken hold. But it’s a fascinating one, especially if you take a look at the potential window for life to develop on such w
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveListening for ET
"Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics are proposing a new method that could detect Earth-like civilizations around the 1,000 nearest stars."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveHow Much Does SETI Require Robots?
"In each artificial life creation story, there is always a cautionary line - questioning the right of humankind to create a consciousness that would otherwise not be present in our universe."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveSETI’s Paradox and the Great Silence
"One reason our SETI searches may be turning up nothing is that everywhere in the cosmos, civilizations exist that are much like ours. [...] They are listening rather than transmitting."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveSETI: Don’t Expect an Alien Sitcom
"...our transmissions are unlikely to be received at any great distance. And that makes a search for accidental TV-like emissions even from relatively nearby stars problematic."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save'Aliens could attack at any time' warns former MoD chie ...
"During his time as head of the Ministry of Defence UFO project, Nick Pope was persuaded into believing that other lifeforms may visit Earth and, more specifically, Britain." Right...UK tabl
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveA brief and surprisingly dull encounter with an extrate ...
“So what you’re saying is,” Brithpth said slowly and distinctly, “is that you eat with the same orifice you breathe with?” Funny little sf short, via Brian Dunbar.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveWhat are the chances of aliens sniffing us out?
"[SETI] could potentially be risky for Earth and its inhabitants. So researchers are developing a Richter-like scale to assess the chance that extraterrestrials could detect – and potentially rea
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveWith NASA Budget Cuts Looming, SETI Eyes Private Fundin ...
"With NASA expected to reduce expenditures on astrobiology by half in the year ahead, the SETI Institute [...] is seeking private money to help support the nearly 50 scientists it has on staff...
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveThe Case for ‘Accidental’ SETI
"...the Mileura Wide-Field Array gives us the chance to piggyback SETI on the back of a well-funded area in cosmology, looking at a significantly different part of the spectrum than existing SETI
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveCombing the Cosmos at High Speed: The Allen Telescope A ...
"SETI is akin to discovery science, despite its ... presumption that the extraterrestrials exist, because that hypothesis is not falsifiable. A failure to receive a [signal] from space doesn’t sa
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveTime capsule to be beamed from Mexican pyramid
"Mexico's Teotihuacan, once the center of a sprawling pre-Hispanic empire, is set to become the launch pad for an attempt to communicate with extraterrestrial life." All Yahoo's idea, appare
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveReconsidering SETI and the Drake Equation
"If evolution is the correct theory for the emergence of life on Earth, then SETI will be one of the weakest and most dangerous enterprises of mankind." Sober thoughts on SETI at Centauri Dr
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveShould SETI Turn Active?
Listen in silence or wave across an empty hallway? Centauri Dreams seeks your opinions on the SETI/METI question.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveWhat to do if an alien shows up in your living room
Robert J. Sawyer gives a common-sense lowdown on how to react in that most unlikely of scenarios.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveIs SETI Barking up the Wrong Tree?
Seth Shostak rounds up the top four reasons people suggest for why SETI hasn’t found a signal. Humerous and informative. Plus it mentions the Fermi Paradox, so it *must* be good.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveET in a Grain of Sand?
Is radio-based SETI the most efficient method, or should we be sending out (and looking for) physical artifacts?
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveJust the Facts: Three SETI Myths
I don't think that word means what you think it means
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveOf Faith and Facts: Is SETI a Religion?
Science or faith based wish-fulfilment? You decide.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveThe Case for Transmitting to Space
Reasons for staying silent while listening for ETI
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveFollow the nitrogen to extraterrestrial life
Just searching for water may mean we miss something
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