An introduction to the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence through the lens of Fermi's paradox, discussing methodology and potential solutions.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Duncan H. Forgan is Associate Lecturer at the Centre for Exoplanet Science at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. He is a founding member of the UK Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) research network and leads UK research efforts into the search. His work includes simulations of civilisation evolution, developing observables of intelligence and policy for post-detection scenarios.
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Preface Part I. Introduction: 1. Introducing the paradox 2. Fact A - the great silence 3. Classifying scenarios and solutions to the paradox Part II. Rare Earth Solutions: 4. Habitable worlds are rare 5. Life is rare 6. Intelligence is rare Part III. Catastrophist Solutions: 7. Doomsday arguments 8. Death by impact 9. Death by terrestrial disaster 10. Death by star 11. Death on a galactic scale? 12. Death by unsustainable growth 13. Death by self-induced environmental change 14. Self-destruction at the nanoscale 15. Artificial intelligence and the singularity 16. War 17. Societal collapse Part IV. Uncommunicative Solutions: 18. Intelligent life is new 19. Exploration is imperfect 20. Probe exploration is dangerous 21. The aliens are quiet 22. They live too far away 23. The zoo/interdict hypothesis 24. The simulation hypothesis 25. They are already here 26. They were here long ago Part V. Conclusions: 27. Solving Fermi's paradox Appendix A. A database of solutions to Fermi's paradox References Index.
Preface Part I. Introduction: 1. Introducing the paradox 2. Fact A - the great silence 3. Classifying scenarios and solutions to the paradox Part II. Rare Earth Solutions: 4. Habitable worlds are rare 5. Life is rare 6. Intelligence is rare Part III. Catastrophist Solutions: 7. Doomsday arguments 8. Death by impact 9. Death by terrestrial disaster 10. Death by star 11. Death on a galactic scale? 12. Death by unsustainable growth 13. Death by self-induced environmental change 14. Self-destruction at the nanoscale 15. Artificial intelligence and the singularity 16. War 17. Societal collapse Part IV. Uncommunicative Solutions: 18. Intelligent life is new 19. Exploration is imperfect 20. Probe exploration is dangerous 21. The aliens are quiet 22. They live too far away 23. The zoo/interdict hypothesis 24. The simulation hypothesis 25. They are already here 26. They were here long ago Part V. Conclusions: 27. Solving Fermi's paradox Appendix A. A database of solutions to Fermi's paradox References Index.
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