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24 alternatives to If the Universe is Teeming With Aliens... Where is Everybody?
75 solutions to the Fermi Paradox + the problem of ET life
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. If the Universe is Teeming With Aliens... Where is Everybody? launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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What If?▲107Serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions
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2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · inkshares.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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I always thought it was cool when someone could make a plausible estimate from reasonable guesses. I recently learned that these are sometimes named after Enrico Fermi, the famous physicist, and its the same technique used to create his famous Fermi paradox. You build a rough logic chain using a few sliders and fixed quantities (e.g. weeks per year), and the goal is to get within an order of magnitude of the true answer. The math is simple; the thinking is the game. Would love feedback.
2025 · fermi-game.andrewnoble.me · its alternatives →
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Spatium▲182Hi there, humans! I'm excited to announce Spatium! I'm a big fan of any topic related to our universe. I'm also a developer, so I've put these things together and I built this new tab Chrome Extension for space lovers, astronomy fans, and science geeks like me. If you enjoyed it, please spread some love <3 FEATURES • Space images • Every day, get a fascinating image of our universe. Enjoy pictures of stars, planets, moons, galaxies, nebulae, comets and more right on your browser tab. • Sun Widget • Find out when the sunrise, sunset, first and last light times will be precisely at your…
2021 · spatium.earth · its alternatives →
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2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Some months ago @andrewrn tried to create a Wordle-style site for order-of-magnitude thinking. This was a wonderful idea, but the actual site was somewhat over-engineered and confusing. (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43632278) In the past week, I looked at this idea again and built a very simple site which gives you a new Fermi estimation question every day: How many new cars were sold in the US in 2024?; How many humans have ever lived (including those currently alive)?; How many chickens are slaughtered for meat every year? To win, you need a guess within ±20% of the…
2025 · fermiquestions.org · its alternatives →
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2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · theskepticsguide.org · its alternatives →
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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