Where is everybody? This phrase distills the foreboding of what has come to be known as the Fermi Paradox – the disquieting idea that, if extraterrestrial life is probable in […]
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Can ET Detect Us?
What would the Earth look like to an alien civilization located light years away?
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The Calcium Sensor Helps Humans And Other Earth Life See The Stars
Using cryo-electron microscopy and mass spectrometry, researchers from PSI have deciphered the structure of an ion channel found in the eye while it interacts with the protein calmodulin – a […]
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Black Holes As Tools For Quantum Computing By Advanced Extraterrestrial Civilizations
We explain that black holes are the most efficient capacitors of quantum information. It is thereby expected that all sufficiently advanced civilizations ultimately employ black holes in their quantum computers.
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The Search for Extraterrestrial Civilizations: A Scientific, Technical, Political, Social, and Cultural Adventure
I review the scientific and technical history of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), discuss the impact of the political involvement, and speculate on the nature of a successful detection […]
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Millimeter-wave Spectrum of 2-propanimine
Up to date, only 6 imines have been detected in the interstellar medium. The 3-carbon imine, 2-propanimine ((CH3)2C=NH), is predicted to be the structural isomer with the lowest energy in […]
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Black Holes As Tools For Quantum Computing By Advanced Extraterrestrial Civilizations
We explain that black holes are the most efficient capacitors of quantum information. It is thereby expected that all sufficiently advanced civilizations ultimately employ black holes in their quantum computers.
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Intelligence & Language, Press Release, SETI & Technosignatures
Octopuses May Link Evolution Of Complex Life To Genetic ‘Dark Matter’
Octopuses have captured the attention of scientists and the public with their remarkable intelligence, including the use of tools, engaging in creative play and problem-solving, and even escaping from aquariums.
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Model Shows How Intelligent-like Behavior Can Emerge From Non-living Agents
From a distance, they looked like clouds of dust. Yet, the swarm of microrobots in author Michael Crichton’s bestseller “Prey” was self-organized.
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Intelligence Emerging From Random Polymer Networks
Reservoir computing (RC) tackles complex problems by mimicking the way information is processed in animal brains.