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Student Seminar
Fermi paradox: Are there any other species in our universe?
Dew Chiba, SFU Physics
Location: BLU 9660
Synopsis
The Fermi Paradox refers to the contradiction between the high probability of intelligent life existing in the universe and the lack of observable evidence for it. The Milky Way alone contains hundreds of billions of stars, many of which are thought to host planets capable of supporting life, much like Earth. Despite this, we have yet to make contact with any extraterrestrial civilizations. This presentation explores various hypotheses, including the rarity of life鈥檚 emergence, the self-destruction of advanced civilizations, the vastness of the universe, and the possibility that extraterrestrial civilizations are deliberately silent. We will also discuss the current status of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence ) and consider the implications of the Fermi Paradox for the future of humanity. Through this presentation, we aim to explore one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of our universe: whether intelligent extraterrestrial life exists.