Introduction: the many faces of Fermi's paradox -- 'What's past is prologue': cosmological and astrophysical background -- Speaking prose: realism, naturalism, Copernicanism, non-exclusivity -- L'Année Dernière à Marienbad: solipsist solutions -- Terra nostra: 'Rare Earth' and related solutions -- At The Mountains of Madness: neocatastrophic solutions -- The Cities of The Red Night: logistic solutions -- The Tournament: how to rate solutions and avoid exclusivity -- The last challenge for Copernicanism?
Summary:
Researchers believe that the universe is vast enough that life has evolved and become technological many times, - yet we have seen no trace of extraterrestrial intelligence. This conundrum, known as the Fermi paradox, is the deepest mystery in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Put simply, where is everybody?
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