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41: Plenty of Fish pt.2: Alone in a Crowded Room

Writer: Maia WarnerMaia Warner
Feb 21, 20242 min read

Updated: Feb 20



Do aliens exist? Or are we alone in the universe? In this week’s podcast episode we explore Fermi's Paradox. Maia covers topics like the “great filter theory”, the day a UFO sighting stopped a football game with Ardico Magnini, the “coso artifact”, and the US Congressional Hearing on UFO sightings and the testimony of Retired Maj. David Grusch. An episode that addresses the question, if there are supposed to be plenty fish in our galaxy… where are they?


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Photos/Videos Referenced:

Artist rendition of the sighting - Domenica del Corriere "A Wave of flying saucers over Italy" - courtesy of the BBC
Artist rendition of the sighting - Domenica del Corriere "A Wave of flying saucers over Italy" - courtesy of the BBC

The Coso Artifact sliced in two - courtesy of Talk Origins
The Coso Artifact sliced in two - courtesy of Talk Origins
The Coso Artifact X-Ray - courtesy of Talk Origins
The Coso Artifact X-Ray - courtesy of Talk Origins
La Nazione Newspaper reporting the UFO sighting - courtesy of the BBC
La Nazione Newspaper reporting the UFO sighting - courtesy of the BBC

Samples of 'Angel Hair' left by the Italy UFO - courtesy of the Geological Society of London
Samples of 'Angel Hair' left by the Italy UFO - courtesy of the Geological Society of London


Spider "ballooning" or "floating" - courtesy of Gardening & More via YouTube


The Witnesses of the UFO sighting in 1954: Ardica Magnini, Ronaldo Lomi, Gigi Boni, and Romolo Tuci - courtesy of the BBC
The Witnesses of the UFO sighting in 1954: Ardica Magnini, Ronaldo Lomi, Gigi Boni, and Romolo Tuci - courtesy of the BBC



The Drake Equation
The Drake Equation


Carrying Capacity Graph (line indicated by K is the asymptote/carry capacity)
Carrying Capacity Graph (line indicated by K is the asymptote/carry capacity)


Sublinear (carrying capacity), Linear, and Super-Linear (Exponential) Growths
Sublinear (carrying capacity), Linear, and Super-Linear (Exponential) Growths


Exponential Growth
Exponential Growth


Exponential Growth with "Innovation Resets" - courtesy of M A Bettencourt et. al via Growth, Innovation, Scaling, and the Pace of Life in Cities
Exponential Growth with "Innovation Resets" - courtesy of M A Bettencourt et. al via Growth, Innovation, Scaling, and the Pace of Life in Cities


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