Episode 425
The Fermi Paradox
Learn about possible answers to the question, "Where are all the aliens?"
Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography, & More
September 4, 202110m 19s
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Show Notes
In a previous episode, I spoke about the Drake equation and the odds of there being intelligent extraterrestrial life. Many people have used the Drake equation to argue that it is almost impossible for there not to be intelligent life in our galaxy.
However, in the summer of 1950, physicist Enrico Fermi pushed back against this by asking a very simple question: if there are so many intelligent civilizations, where are they?
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