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Where is Everybody? The Waterworlds Hypothesis | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams
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Where is Everybody? The Waterworlds Hypothesis | Stories From Space Podcast With Matthew S Williams

Could the reason we haven't found evidence of extraterrestrial life be that water is too abundant on some worlds?

Stories From Space · Matthew S Williams, ITSPMagazine, Stories From Space

July 29, 202422m 31s

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Host | Matthew S Williams

On ITSPmagazine  👉 https://itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/matthew-s-williams

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Episode Notes

Could the reason we haven't found evidence of extraterrestrial life be that water is too abundant on some worlds? This is the essence of the Waterworlds Hypothesis, which tells us that rocky planets with the right balance of continents and oceans could be rare.

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Resources

Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” XII: What is the Waterworlds Hypothesis?: https://www.universetoday.com/147775/beyond-fermis-paradox-xii-what-is-the-waterworlds-hypothesis/

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