Why 'Radical Everydayness' Suggests We Can't Connect with Aliens – Insights From Sciworthy

Why 'Radical Everydayness' Suggests We Can't Connect with Aliens – Insights from Sciworthy

“Where Are They?” is the question posed by the renowned Italian-American physicist Enrico Fermi during a discussion with a colleague in the early 1950s, hinting at the existence of extraterrestrial life. Fermi conducted calculations suggesting that alien civilizations should exist and have visited Earth in the past. He argued that the absence of extraterrestrial outposts [...] The post Why ‘Radical Everydayness’ Suggests We Can’t Connect with Al…

“Radical mundanity” could explain why we haven’t met aliens

An astronomer recently argued that if aliens are similar to humans, they may face logistical limitations that prevent them from contacting Earth.