Since taking office in December 2019, the government’s foreign policy has become increasingly erratic. It is not clear what idea of global order it responds to, nor how it contributes to the development agenda. This lack of direction is a deficit for the country, which in order to grow needs to recover international credibility to attract investment …
With the Drake equation we can use this to calculate how many civilizations could exist in our Milky Way (and by extension, in the observable universe). But if there are other civilizations out there, why haven’t we seen a trace of them? As Enrico Fermi put it, the belief that there are numerous intelligent civilizations …
Why have we not found smart life? (Fermi’s Paradox and the Great Filter) Read More »
On February 10, 2017, 18:00 UTC it is forecast to be 0.1°C or 32.1°F at the North Pole, i.e. above the temperature at which water freezes. The temperature at the North Pole is forecast to be 30°C or 54°F warmer than 1979-2000, on Feb 10, 2017, 18:00 UTC, as shown on the Climate Reanalyzer image …
Warning of mass extinction of species, including humans, within one decade Read More »