Life in the universe? Almost certainly. Intelligence? Maybe not. « The HabitableZone

Recent posts

Trouble on the way BuckGalaxy January 28, 2026 1:47 pm (CurrentEvents)

Being a tech bro gets you a commission and a uniform podrock January 28, 2026 11:16 am (CurrentEvents)

Artificial Intelligence ER January 28, 2026 6:56 am (Flame)

Emily Blunt's favorite sandwich. ER January 27, 2026 7:46 am (Comestible Zone)

hey hey SDG January 26, 2026 10:38 pm (6)

‘Yes, it’s going to crack’ - a spacecraft not everyone thinks is safe to fly BuckGalaxy January 23, 2026 10:42 am (Flame)

Trump’s Greenland Gambit Has Broken Brains Across Washington BuckGalaxy January 21, 2026 8:38 pm (Flame)

This is so strange, on so many levels. ER January 21, 2026 5:13 pm (Off-Topic)

What's in your wallet? ER January 19, 2026 8:10 pm (CurrentEvents)

Anne Applebaum: Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw BuckGalaxy January 19, 2026 7:18 pm (Flame)

Sloppy Seconds BuckGalaxy January 16, 2026 7:24 pm (Flame)

Trump's irrational fixation on Greenland could lead to widespread conflict. BuckGalaxy January 14, 2026 10:48 pm (Flame)

Life in the universe? Almost certainly. Intelligence? Maybe not. December 31, 2012 4:24 pm TB

Harvard article here.

Link via Glenn Reynolds

If there is life, there will be intelligence. Eventually. by bowser 2013-01-02 22:21:50
- I agree and would add that- by johannes 2013-01-05 14:14:50
Maybe we become the *life* elsewhere in the Universe after we die here. by Jody 2012-12-31 21:33:22
- Very likely by FrankC 2013-01-01 09:38:51
  - Asimov by TB 2013-01-01 10:18:12
    - A hundred million years is the blink of an eye. by alcaray 2013-01-01 13:00:05
The idea that more time is needed for intelligent life... by FrankC 2012-12-31 17:22:48
On a star in Fornax there's a race of intellegent spiders... by alcaray 2012-12-31 17:11:55
- Spiders are poor candidates for intelligence. by bowser 2013-01-08 00:24:19