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Finding independently evolved microbial life on Mars would be one of history’s greatest discoveries—but Robin Hanson’s Great Filter argument gives it a darker edge. If simple life arises easily, then whatever keeps the universe silent must lie later on the road from microbes to spacefaring civilisation—and it may still be ahead of us.
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (988+ words) A second origin of life could reshape the Great Filter argument. It would not establish that a catastrophe lies ahead: later evolutionary barriers and limits to our searches remain part of the question. By Life Signs · Edited by Lachlan Brown…...
A single large data centre can use an estimated five million US gallons of water a day — roughly the daily demand of a town of 50,000 people — and the AI-driven construction boom is expanding into regions where water supplies are already under strain.
6+ day, 3+ min ago (907+ words) Five million gallons is a high-end estimate, not typical use. Facility records, cooling design and summer peaks reveal how data-centre growth can strain local water supplies. By Life Signs · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September 7, 2026 · How we edit Five million…...