Category: Leo’s Blog

There is a simple solution to the Fermi Paradox. As discovered by Ilya Prigogine, open complex non-linear systems far from equilibrium statistically tend to decrease their entropy. This phenomenon is also known under other names: emergent properties, self-organizing criticality, exotropy, to name a few. This is a generalization of evolution. This is what keeps the universe from the so-called “heat death.” This is the source of complexity in the universe, from the formation of galaxies to stars in galaxies, to planets around stars, to geological processes in rocky planets, to life on at least one planet but obviously not all,…

Hey, Leo’s here. I see you have already met Rina. But she is not the only one posting on this blog. I will show up occasionally too. Like this time, with a report on the Bubonicon 42 science fiction and fantasy convention that took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a week ago: August 27–29. The last day of the convention also happened to be the official publication date for my Pink Noise book. This was my first ever convention to which I was invited as a guest author, largely thanks to my friend Ian Tregillis, whom I met earlier at…