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EPISODE · Sep 7, 2026 · 38 MIN

The great silence: why haven’t we found any aliens yet?

from The Audio Long Read · host The Guardian

Given the size and age of the universe, it should be full of species with technology far more advanced than our own. So where are they? By Adam Kirsch. Read by James Sobol Kelly. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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