/sci/ - Science & Math

>>4807801
The universe may be filled with the remains of extinct civilizations that made the economically sensible decision to stay on their homeplanet.

If a probe finds life under the surface of Europa, or under the sands of Mars, the chances of alien biospheres outside our solar system jump to incredible values.

"Nine thousand years of searching . . . was not enough. Artifacts from beyond the Singularity are so vast that doubters can easily deny them. And the pattern of progress followed by vanishment can be twisted to any explanation-especially on Earth, where there are signs of war."

>>4119884
>>4119887
Maybe life is very common. But that's not saying that intelligent life is.

For humans to emerge, a very specific series of catastrophes had to happen, each shaping us toward more communicative, more social, life, affording higher benefits for intellect.

Aaaaand pic related. It's fiction, but it's still a sobering thought.

I've posted this before, pic related:
Vinge - Across Realtime
http://www.mediafire.com/?ymkm3zzgtmy

Also:
Best Of Cordwainer Smith
http://www.mediafire.com/?t4eqe5nfc2m9nu9

Robert A Heinlein - Cat Who Walks Through Walls
http://www.mediafire.com/?lnfx5wof3na5b2n

Ken Macleod - The Cassini Division
http://www.mediafire.com/?216aaf8djqozy5z