User:LouScheffer/sandbox

References to QJRAS article See Scheffer for an earlier and thorough defense of the notion that "information transfer" is a much cheaper option for interstellar travel than physical travel. Scheffer resolves the Fermi Paradox by arguing that the first civilization to colonize the galaxy will have done all the hard work; for any emerging society it will be overwhelmingly attractive to join the existing civilization rather than try to physically colonize the galaxy.
 * Formal scientific papers: here, here, and here.
 * Less formal: The Great Filter, full version here. Not published in a peer reviewed format, but well cited in Google Scholar.
 * Popular science books. google book link to text.   See also,  link to passage in Google books.  A passage from this could serve as a summary:
 * Science fiction: 3001: The Final Odyssey, a novel by Arthur C. Clarke. Google book text is here.