The Fermi Paradox – Aug 27

Since 1950, when physicist Enrico Fermi casually posed the question, the mystery has only deepened: Why hasn’t ET visited us? Current evidence and reasoning suggest that life has been evolving in the cosmos for billions of years. Moreover, low-speed interstellar travel requires relatively modest technology. So why is the UFO evidence so poor, and the success of SETI so … negative? This special Wonderfest event will feature more “audience participation” than usual. Bring your questions — and possible answers — to address Fermi’s fabulous question.

Our host and speaker is Dan Werthimer, Chief Technologist at the Berkeley SETI Research Center. Dan is a SETI pioneer who has earned Wonderfest’s Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization.