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In reply to the discussion: Bill Nye's Answer to the Fermi Paradox [View all]Staph
(6,251 posts)"One day, folk singer, Peter Mulvey had a conversation with Vlad, and this is their story.
"This is also our story -- the story of the universe, and of all of us in it. Peter Mulvey has been singing this song around the country and the world, with an audience (including YouTube) into the hundreds of thousands, including a TED stage and many hallowed concert halls and clubs.
"Vlad the Astrophysicist is a real person: Dr. Vladimir Chaloupka, physics professor at the University of Washington. Peter Mulvey met him at the National Youth Science Camp in Bartow, West Virginia, where he has been playing every summer for sixteen years.
"Over a beer, Peter really did ask Vlad, Are there intelligent civilizations out there other than ours, and if so why haven't they contacted us?
"Vlad really did answer, and Peters whole world-view was altered in that moment."
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