David Kipping says 1-in-1,600 fluke

- Columbia astronomer David Kipping published an analysis arguing Earth could be a timing-and-star-type outlier, challenging a straight Copernican assumption. - His back-of-the-envelope estimate places the odds that we’re a fluke at about 1 in 1,600 given our Sun-like star and early cosmic timing. - Kipping suggests SETI search strategies might favor Sun-like G stars over red dwarfs, a proposal now sparking debate online. (x.com)