Question
Ideas such as the Great Filter and the Rare Earth hypothesis have been suggested to explain this problem. For 10 points each:
[10e] This paradox asks why no evidence of extraterrestrial life has been found, despite its high likelihood given the vastness of the universe. This problem is named for an Italian-American physicist who coined it at Los Alamos.
ANSWER: Fermi paradox
[10h] This possible solution to the Fermi paradox posits that alien life has not been found because they have all been destroyed by probes. This hypothesis offers an alternative to the Hart-Tipler conjecture on intelligent life.
ANSWER: Berserker hypothesis
[10m] The self-replicating probes in the Berserker hypothesis and the Hart-Tipler conjecture are named for this mathematician, who is more known for developing the universal constructor.
ANSWER: John von Neumann
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