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Oct 2024
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What is the Fermi paradox?

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Have you ever felt tiny when contemplating the vast, 14-billion-year-old universe? Maybe you’ve wondered, “Is there another form of intelligence out there, pondering the same questions I am?”

This thought often leads to another: “If the universe is infinite, there must be other forms of life! So why don’t we have any proof?”  Congratulations, you’ve just stumbled upon the Fermi Paradox!

What is the Fermi paradox? Who is Fermi? What’s the point of posing this paradox? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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