If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... Where Is Everybody? : Fifty Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life

from jefware

I found his presentation of the paradox resolutions to be a wonderful exploration of a diverse range of subjects.

from dukedom_enough

In the (COVID-19 free!) summer of 1950, physicist Enrico Fermi was discussing the possibility of extraterrestrial intelligence over lunch. He asked "where is everybody?" In a universe so old and large, other intelligences than ours should have arisen long ago, and they should be here now, on our ...

from will5352

I was totally unimpressed by this book. If I could have given it a zero, I would have. As it is 1/2 star is the least I can give it. In some calculations I believe the basic math is wrong by factors for 10 or 100 due to misplaced decimal points.

from Big_Bang_Gorilla

This is an outstanding presentation of the author's evaluation of fifty possible explanations for Fermi's paradox, i.e., why we have never contacted an alien civilization when the logic and the math seem to indicate that they ought to be out there. I particularly loved the neo-Aquinas layout of p...