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Venus

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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
July 3, 2021
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Extraterrestrial life, Intelligent Design
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No hope for life on Venus but maybe Jupiter now…

Denyse O'Leary
July 3, 2021
Extraterrestrial life, Intelligent Design
Researchers: The findings are likely a disappointment for the Venus research community, which was invigorated last September by the discovery of phosphine, a compound made of atoms of phosphorus and hydrogen that on Earth can be associated with living organisms, in Venus' atmosphere. At that time, researchers suggested the phosphines may be produced by microorganisms residing in those clouds. Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
March 20, 2021
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Sabine Hossenfelder asks: Whatever happened to life on Venus?

Denyse O'Leary
March 20, 2021
Extraterrestrial life, Intelligent Design
Hossenfelder ends by reminding us, re phosphine on Venus, that “ absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.” True, but that’s just a corollary of the fact that one can’t prove a negative. No, we can’t but that doesn’t prevent us from drawing reasonable conclusions. The proverb has been used to cover far too many situations where a more realistic conclusion would be “There is no particular reason to believe this.” Read More ›
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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 23, 2020
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Culture, Extraterrestrial life, Intelligent Design
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Hey, it’s Friday night? Anthropologists get in on “We are NOT alone!”

Denyse O'Leary
October 23, 2020
Culture, Extraterrestrial life, Intelligent Design
Of course, there’s the detail of actually finding any extraterrestrial life forms before we all fight viciously for the right to represent them as their agents and, if they are intelligent (but not especially so) get them to sign long-term contracts … ;) Read More ›