Fermi's Paradox
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A Wild Hypothesis
Essay on the development of civilizations.
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
http://xray.sai.msu.ru/~lipunov/text/ashkl/node3.html
Summary and a few probability calculations.
Fermi's Paradox
http://zebu.uoregon.edu/~js/cosmo/lectures/lec28.html
Lecture notes from a college cosmology course.
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 II: What's Blocking Galactic Civilization? Or Are We Just Blind To It?
http://www.space.com/searchforlife/shostak_fermi2_011108.html
Article asking, "Could galactic empires exist?" and "What is keeping advanced extraterrestrials from claiming every star system in sight?"
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.
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.
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.