Fermi's Paradox
Links
The Possibilities of FTL: Or Fermi's Paradox Reconsidered
http://www.alumni.engin.umich.edu/~fritx/Ftlessay/essay.html
Discusses some of the logic behind arguments for and against humans being alone in the universe.
Our Galaxy Should Be Teeming With Civilizations, But Where Are They?
http://www.space.com/searchforlife/shostak_paradox_011024.html
Article discussing Fermi's Paradox and its implications.
Fermi's Paradox and the Preparation for Contact Hypothesis
http://www.ufoskeptic.org/contact.html
Suggests that aliens might be "preparing" mankind for the eventuality of meeting species from other worlds.
Fermi's Paradox
http://xray.sai.msu.ru/~lipunov/text/ashkl/node3.html
Summary and a few probability calculations.
Debate Topic: Fermi's Paradox
http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/astro/seti/dt/fermi.html
A couple of possible resolutions to the question of galactic colonization.
Fermi Paradox/Drake Equation
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/phy99/phy99024.htm
Drake's equation attempts to estimate the number N of currently extant civilizations in our galaxy that would be able to contact each other.
Fermi's Paradox, The Great Silence, and The Singularity
http://www.asi.org/adb/06/09/03/02/108/fermi-singularity.html
Long article discussing the implications of what is known so far about other life in the universe.
The Drake Equation
http://www.seti.org/science/drake-bg.html
Describes the famous formula for estimating the number and character of alien civilizations within the galaxy. Includes an online form that calculates your numbers.
I.T. seeks E.T.
http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/gmackie/Fermi_Drake.html
Discusses the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) scheduled to be completed by 2005 and the search for extraterrestial life as it related to Fermi's Paradox and the Drake Equation.
A Wild Hypothesis
Essay on the development of civilizations.