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POPSThe Fermi Paradox A more complete definition could be stated thus: The apparent size and age of the universe suggest that many technologically advanced extraterrestrial civilizations ought to exist. However, this hypothesis seems inconsistent with the lack of observational evidence to support it. Perhaps one of the most important philosophical questions of all time: Are we alone?
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POPSAnother Bubble? Humanity and Bacteria both need to change their paradigms to escape the petri dish... So how would hunter-gatherers run the world? (pssst... They Do?) Chagora & Civilization Systems http://CulturalEngineer.blogspot.com
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POPSThe Great Silence His question became famously known as the Fermi Paradox. The paradox is the contradiction between the high estimates of the probability of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations and yet the lack of evidence for, or contact with, any such civilizations.
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POPSMust-know terms for the 21st Century intellectual One author's mostly optimistic prediction of the ideas that will come to define our collective future. Nicely done. Open Source : This is a term that most people are familiar with, but it’s worth re-stating. The open source revolution, where information is freely distributed and editable, is already reshaping a number of industries and upsetting traditional economic and intellectual property models. Wikipedia has very quickly become the world’s largest repository of encyclopedic information. Linux and other open source software continue to rival the big players. And looking further down the line, there’s the potential for open source science, culture, and the disturbing potential for open source warfare.
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