Some subscribers to TIPS might be interested in a discussion list post "Do 'Alien Species' Exist in the Universe?" [Hake (2014)]. The abstract reads: *********************************************
ABSTRACT: Paul Handover in his "Learning from Dog's" <http://learningfromdogs.com/> blog entry "One couldn't make it up: Stop the world, I want to get off" at <http://bit.ly/1dtBJJ9>, introduced George Monbiot's <http://bit.ly/1hyrg0O> (2014) brilliant investigative Guardian piece "Drowning in Money: the untold story of the crazy public spending that makes flooding inevitable: Every year billions are spent in Britain and Europe on policies that wreck homes and lives through flooding" <http://bit.ly/1i6eglA>, with the following: *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* I am feeling somewhat forlorn about the way that we humans work things out! As the old saying goes: Q1. Why has Planet Earth never been visited by an alien species? A1. Because they have seen no signs of intelligent life!" *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* BUT: Q2. Do "alien species" exist in the Universe? A2. Probably Not! – see " 'Where is Everybody?' Failure to Detect Intelligence in the Universe is Due to Failure of Universities Throughout the Universe" [Hake (2013)] at <http://bit.ly/H3roIC> (6.8 MB). ****************************************** To access the complete 49 kB post please click on <http://bit.ly/1kHEm0i>. Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University; Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands; President, PEdants for Definitive Academic References which Recognize the Invention of the Internet (PEDARRII); LINKS TO: Academia <http://bit.ly/a8ixxm>; Articles <http://bit.ly/a6M5y0>; Blog <http://bit.ly/9yGsXh>; Facebook <http://on.fb.me/XI7EKm>; GooglePlus <http://bit.ly/KwZ6mE>; Google Scholar <http://bit.ly/Wz2FP3>; Linked In <http://linkd.in/14uycpW>; Research Gate <http://bit.ly/1fJiSwB>; Socratic Dialogue Inducing (SDI) Labs <http://bit.ly/9nGd3M>; Twitter <http://bit.ly/juvd52>. REFERENCES [URL shortened by <http://bit.ly/> and accessed on 17 Jan 2014.] Hake, R.R. "Do 'Alien Species' Exist in the Universe?" online on the OPEN! AERA-L archives at <http://bit.ly/1kHEm0i>. The abstract and link to the complete post are being transmitted to several discussion lists and are also on my blog "Hake'sEdStuff" at <http://bit.ly/1dCUNHr>. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=32875 or send a blank email to leave-32875-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
