The Latest Breaking News from Freeman Dyson

Elon Musk considered calling OpenAI 'Freeman' because of the bonkers rationale that the Half-Life protagonist represented 'what we are essentially trying to achieve'

Hey, it's better than "Axon."

PC Gamer · May 5

Dyson spheres could really exist — but there's a catch

Is it possible to build a Dyson sphere that isn't catastrophically unstable? New research says yes, but only in one type of star system.

LiveScience · Apr 21, 2025

Alien Dyson spheres could really exist — but only in this 1 type of star system, new study hints

Is it possible to build a Dyson sphere that isn't catastrophically unstable? New research says yes, but only in one type of star system.

LiveScience · Apr 12, 2025

Is That An Alien Megastructure — Or Just Infrared Radiation?

Astronomers are searching the Universe for Dyson spheres. But what would they look like? Do they even exist at all?

Inverse · May 29, 2024

Dyson spheres: astronomers report potential candidates for alien megastructures – here’s what to make of it

There are three ways to look for evidence of alien technological civilisations. One is to look out for deliberate attempts by them to communicate their existence, for example, through radio broadcasts. Another is to look for evidence of them visiting the Solar System. And a third option is to look…

The Conversation · May 22, 2024

‘Is it aliens?’: how a mysterious star could help the search for extraterrestrial life

Scientists hope studies into Boyajian’s star could lead to enhanced techniques for identifying distant planetary civilisations

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2024

Three Choirs festival: Quo Vadis review – George Dyson’s soul-searching oratorio still resonates

Hereford CathedralReferencing the greats of English poetry, the remarkable polymath’s work asks questions about life, death and the great beyond

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2022

Can the world’s most powerful telescope find alien civilizations?

Could we turn the Event Horizon Telescope on distant planets, using its superior resolution to spy on potential alien civilizations?

Inverse · Jun 1, 2022

A day to embody the true spirit of science

India needs an intellectual ambience that is unfettered, which National Science Day, being observed today, must foster

The Hindu · Feb 27, 2022

Astronomers looked at 260,000 stars to find alien megastructures in the Milky Way

Researchers calculated the maximum amount of Dyson Spheres in the Milky Way in order to know what it is they did not find.

Inverse · Feb 18, 2022