Cross-posted from Sentient Developments. This article is partly adapted from my TransVision 2007 presentation, “Whither ET? What the failing search for extraterrestrial intelligence tells us about humanity's future.” The Fermi Paradox is alive and well. As our sciences mature, and as the search for ...

Cross-posted from Sentient Developments.   I'm surprised how often the Drake Equation is still mentioned when people discuss such things as the search for extra terrestrial intelligence (SETI), astrobiology and problems like the Fermi Paradox. Fairly recent insights in such fields as cosmology, astrobiology and various future studies ...

Bob Dylan once sang, “We sit here stranded, though we're all doin' our best to deny it.” While this might have been a reference to God, Dylan’s lyric often gets me thinking about how utterly abandoned we are here on Earth – and it’s not just by some illusory God. We haven’t heard ...

Seth Shostak is once again trying to justify the work of SETI. But seeing as that's his job, it's to be expected. He has to perpetually defend the work of SETI to secure public support and funding. Shostak notes that there are four primary suggestions as to why SETI hasn’t found a signal:1. “You’re counting on the ...