The search for extraterrestrial intelligence is a fascinating and important endeavor, but it raises significant ethical and safety concerns. In the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, scientists use knowledge of physics […]
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The Human Genome Has Been Stored On An Everlasting Memory Crystal
University of Southampton scientists have stored the full human genome on a 5D memory crystal – a revolutionary data storage format that can survive for billions of years. The team […]
![Quantum communication with Q > 0, over distance L, is impossible at wavelengths where the horizontal line corresponding to L lies within the blue shaded region (summarizing the Milky Way ISM’s extinction curve). Gray regions are off limits from the ground. Adapted from [23, 26], with data from [30–37]. -- quant-ph](https://i0.wp.com/astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/On-Interstellar-Quantum-Communication.png?resize=1200%2C715&ssl=1)
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On Interstellar Quantum Communication And The Fermi Paradox
Since it began Cocconi Morrison, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has focused on interstellar classical communication. Recently, Berera:2020rpl pointed out that, at certain frequencies, photon qubits can retain their […]
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Habitable Zones, Intelligence & Language, Origin & Evolution of Life, SETI & Technosignatures, Status Report
A Reassessment of the “Hard-steps” Model For The Evolution Of Intelligent Life
While there exist more contentious geochemical and molecular clock estimates for these steps that would place them each farther back in time, we have chosen the least controversial evidence to […]
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Hydrogel Material Shows Unexpected Learning Abilities: It Learned To Play ‘Pong’
In a study published today (22 August) in Cell Reports Physical Science, a team led by Dr Yoshikatsu Hayashi demonstrated that a simple hydrogel – a type of soft, flexible […]
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Whale-SETI: Groundbreaking Encounter With Humpback Whales Reveals Potential For Nonhuman Intelligence communication
A team of scientists from the SETI Institute, University of California Davis and the Alaska Whale Foundation, had a close encounter with a non-human (aquatic) intelligence.
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A Bayesian Analysis of Technological Intelligence In Land And Oceans
Current research indicates that (sub)surface ocean worlds essentially devoid of subaerial landmasses (e.g., continents) are common in the Milky Way, and that these worlds could host habitable conditions, thence raising […]
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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.