Rethinking the Fermi Paradox: Mundane Tech and Vast Cosmic Distances

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Paul M. Sutter explains Robin Corbet’s NASA-based mundane approach, saying intelligent civilizations may exist but be so ordinary to observe that we rarely notice them, and that vast distances and faint signals make contact unlikely.

Aliens Probably Exist—But They’re Staying Silent For a Reason, NASA Scientist Claims
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Aliens Probably Exist—But They’re Staying Silent For a Reason, NASA Scientist Claims

The expansiveness of the universe could make interstellar communication difficult, even for the most advanced civilizations.