Multiverse Predictions for Habitability: Fraction of Life That Develops Intelligence

Do mass extinctions affect the development of intelligence? If so, we may expect to be in a universe that is exceptionally placid. We consider the effects of impacts, supervolcanoes, global glaciations, and nearby gamma ray bursts, and how their rates depend on fundamental constants. It is interesti...

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Main Author: McCullen Sandora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Universe
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/5/7/175