Here's the paper by Robin HD Corbet of Nasa. It's short and non-astrophysicists can understand it. Enjoy. Even the abstract is good.
arxiv.org/abs/2509.22878
arxiv.org/abs/2509.22878
A Less Terrifying Universe? Mundanity as an Explanation for the Fermi Paradox
Applying a principle of "radical mundanity", this paper examines explanations for the lack of strong evidence for the presence of technology-using extraterrestrial civilizations (ETCs) in the Galaxy -...
arxiv.org
October 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Here's the paper by Robin HD Corbet of Nasa. It's short and non-astrophysicists can understand it. Enjoy. Even the abstract is good.
arxiv.org/abs/2509.22878
arxiv.org/abs/2509.22878
Wow really striking example 😵💫
January 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Wow really striking example 😵💫
Very interesting study. But the £27bn would have come in handy and the quant unlikely to be much consolation for the many small exporters who've lost out.
December 18, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Very interesting study. But the £27bn would have come in handy and the quant unlikely to be much consolation for the many small exporters who've lost out.
I would watch this
December 13, 2024 at 12:17 PM
I would watch this
POV: what if the "learning" happens much earlier in the policy development cycle, for example inside party politics?
November 27, 2024 at 3:35 PM
POV: what if the "learning" happens much earlier in the policy development cycle, for example inside party politics?
Great essay. Really thought-provoking in so many ways.
October 21, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Great essay. Really thought-provoking in so many ways.