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11:00am EDT

The Fermi Paradox

Sunday March 29, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT

If there is intelligent life, capable of contacting us then where are they? Let's explore several scenarios. This will be an open panel discussion. Generally, these scenarios will fall under three categories: one, they are or were already here; two, they exist, but we have yet to see or hear from them and three, they don’t exist. We will stick to science-based concepts. So that means inter-dimensional aliens who live in the sun are off the table. That’s for another panel.

The Fermi paradox is the discrepancy between the lack of conclusive evidence of advanced extraterrestrial life compared to the high likelihood of its existence. My source material is Stephen Webb’s book: If the Universe is Teeming with Aliens… Where is Everyone?

Speakers

Mark Haynes

STEM, Dmarkhaynes Consulting

I’m a renaissance man trapped in a specialist’s body. My degree is in biology. That’s why I’m IT. I’ve worked as a software developer, with an elegant language for a more civilized age. I became a QA guy because breaking things is therapeutic. I became a process specialist... Read More →

Sunday March 29, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Algonquin C

Science

Penguicon 2026

11:00am EDT

Mark Haynes

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