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One specific point per article, drawn from what several experts said across different podcasts: where they agree, where they don't, and what to do with it. Every claim links back to the episode it came from.

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Is there really a Fermi paradox? Why scientists disagree about the silent sky

Adam Frank argues there is no Fermi paradox because we have barely looked, Sean Carroll weighs why we don't see aliens, and Sara Walker suggests a perceptual filter may keep us from recognizing them. Comparing their answers shows how much of the paradox rests on assumptions rather than data.

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