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• Fermi Paradox/Drake Equation

  http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/phy99/phy99024.htm
  Drake's equation attempts to estimate the number N of currently extant civilizations in our galaxy that would be able to contact each other.

• Fermi's Paradox

  http://xray.sai.msu.ru/~lipunov/text/ashkl/node3.html
  Summary and a few probability calculations.

• Fermi's Paradox and the Preparation for Contact Hypothesis

  http://www.ufoskeptic.org/contact.html
  Suggests that aliens might be "preparing" mankind for the eventuality of meeting species from other worlds.

• Fermi's Paradox, The Great Silence, and The Singularity

  http://www.asi.org/adb/06/09/03/02/108/fermi-singularity.html
  Long article discussing the implications of what is known so far about other life in the universe.

• I.T. seeks E.T.

  http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~gmackie/Fermi_Drake.html
  Discusses the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) scheduled to be completed by 2005 and the search for extraterrestrial life as it related to Fermi's Paradox and the Drake Equation.

• SETI: The Drake Equation

  http://www.activemind.com/Mysterious/Topics/SETI/drake_equation.html
  Describes the famous formula for estimating the number and character of alien civilizations within the galaxy. Includes an online form that calculates your numbers.

• The Fermi Paradox

  http://www.fermisparadox.com/
  Introductory articles on the theory.

• The Possibilities of FTL: Or Fermi's Paradox Reconsidered

  http://fritzfreiheit.com/wiki/The_Possibilities_of_FTL:_Or_Fermi's_Paradox_Reconsidered
  Discusses some of the logic behind arguments for and against humans being alone in the universe.

• UFO Evidence : Fermi's Paradox

  http://www.ufoevidence.org/topics/Fermi.htm
  Links to articles and documents explaining or discussing the paradox.

• Wikipedia - Fermi Paradox

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox
  Encyclopedia article summarizing the concept.

 

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