On the campus of Coro University, under the shade of lush green trees, youthful and beautiful figures could be seen. Most of them were from Hua, some were from the UA on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and many were from Europe on the other side of the Earth.
The relaxed and diverse school philosophy made it easy for students from anywhere to quickly integrate into this young university.
At this moment, on the brick road that was filled with the scent of books, students were holding books and walking in groups of three to five, walking towards the direction of the teaching building. This scene was common on weekdays, but it was rare on the weekend.
"Hey, have you heard? Jiang Chen is coming to our school to teach an open class! "
"Jiang Chen? Is it that Jiang Chen? The president of Future Group, the founder of the virtual reality network? "
"Really? Really?! What's he talking about? I want to join the class! "
"Cosmology," said a girl with glasses who looked very quiet.
"…"
"… Universe … Cosmology?"
"… Is it science?"
"That's really unexpected. I thought he would talk about economics, the Internet, something like that."
"Hehe, do you still want to join the class? It has nothing to do with our major. "
"Of course, do you even need to ask!" A girl's eyes flashed with little stars as she said excitedly.
"After all, it's a class taught by the richest man in the world! I heard that Harvard University wanted to invite him to talk about the artificial intelligence database and the three definitions, but he didn't go! "Another girl also echoed.
Indeed, there weren't many opportunities to listen to the richest man in the world, especially since Mr. Jiang Chen was quite low-key. Other than showing his face at the opening ceremony last year, he rarely appeared on this campus.
Even if the name of this open class was quite strange and seemed to have nothing to do with Jiang Chen's field of expertise, it still didn't hinder people's curiosity about him.
Regardless of the purpose, when Jiang Chen walked into the lecture hall, the classroom was already packed with people.
The classroom that could accommodate more than two hundred people was slowly filled to the brim. Some people even moved chairs from the next classroom and simply sat on the aisle.
Looking at the enthusiastic faces, even though Jiang Chen was used to big scenes, his scalp felt numb.
Then he remembered Raphael Leif's malicious laughter when he was on the phone the day before. Sure enough, the old man was right. If he held a public class, no matter how unpopular the class was, the classroom would definitely be full.
Although his scalp was numb, it was impossible for him to have stage fright.
No matter what, he was the leader of hundreds of thousands of people. In the apocalypse, he was also a "warlord". A mere hundred students was not enough to scare him.
Jiang Chen smiled and waved to the audience. He turned on the headset and coughed to test the sound before he said.
"Everyone here must be wondering why the person standing in front of you today would choose the inexplicable subject of cosmology instead of imparting more useful or practical successful experiences?"
The noise in the classroom gradually quieted down. Everyone focused on the podium and Jiang Chen's face.
"This question is easy to answer. The famous economist and Wall Street investor, James Glassman, recently published a book and used me as his research object. In depth … Of course, in my opinion, it is one-sided … He analyzed why my Future Group and I used only three years to stand at the top of the pyramid from nothing. " Jiang Chen smiled and looked at all the students. "I don't agree with his argument process, but I agree with his conclusion."
"That is, my successful experience cannot be replicated."
"Since my experience cannot be replicated, then it is not a good medicine for you. It may just be a dose of poison."
"But other than success in business, I don't think I have any skills that can make me better than you in other fields. So, I chose a topic that I am personally interested in and have done some research on, which is the cosmology I am going to talk about today. "
Jiang Chen noticed that many students picked up their phones and were recording with great interest.
However, he didn't care. What he wanted to say today was to get the ball rolling.
As he spoke, he turned around, picked up a marker, and wrote four words on the whiteboard.
[Where are they?]
Jiang Chen turned around, put the marker on the table, and looked at everyone in the room.
"Where are they? I'm sure everyone here is familiar with this question. Yes, it is the famous Fermi Paradox. "
"It is estimated that the number of stars in the observable universe is between 10 to the 22nd power and 10 to the 24th power, and the number of sand on Earth is 7.5 * 10 to the 18th power." After a pause, Jiang Chen smiled, then spread his hands and said, "In other words, every grain of sand on Earth can correspond to 10,000 planets in the universe."
"The universe is far larger than our imagination, and it is darker than we think."
"This darkness does not come from aliens. In the time scale of 13.8 billion years, all civilizations are humble and small. Perhaps on Mars at our doorstep, the fire of civilization has sprouted. But it appeared a billion or tens of billions of years ago and exhausted its lifespan. A billion years ago, the earth was just a chaotic ocean, and even trilobites did not exist. "
"This is the so-called sieve of the universe. The probability of us encountering an extraterrestrial civilization is minuscule, and the probability of discovering each other after encountering is even less. "
"But we still have to make an assumption. If we encounter an extraterrestrial civilization, and we happen to discover each other and understand each other's existence. Then I can assert that the consequences of blind contact will be quite dangerous … "
Understanding does not mean agreement, and disagreement will lead to conflict. This kind of agreement is reflected in many aspects such as aesthetics, values, and core values. Just like the undead who regard death as beauty, it is absolutely impossible to accept the living who praise life.
Jiang Chen did not expect his class to bring too much inspiration to these students. Many of the arguments he stated were already discussed by predecessors.
He just wanted to see how these students would react when he told the truth.
Through the reaction of these students, he could at least roughly assess the consequences of announcing the crisis faced by Earth civilization to the public.
The class was coming to an end.
"… If, I mean if, there is a colonization ship from an extraterrestrial civilization on its way to Earth. We don't know where it came from, and we're not sure if it has good intentions. If you are the decision-maker of Earth civilization, what decision will you make after learning this information? "
"This is your homework. I hope you will complete it seriously."
Jiang Chen noticed that a lot of students in the audience seemed to lack interest when they heard the assignment.
Obviously, no one would really take this inexplicable assignment seriously. After all, no matter from which perspective, this assignment was too boring. They were no longer at the naive age to fantasize about space, fantasize about the first contact between humans and extraterrestrial civilization, and fantasize about those unrealistic problems.
Perhaps a job, a scholarship, or a professor's project would make them take it seriously.
Jiang Chen shook his head with a smile.
He sorted out the books on the table, coughed, and said to the students who were ready to leave class.
"Well, I know you're definitely not interested in this, so I'll just say it."
"I believe that those of you who often play with your phone and wear a helmet must be familiar with Celestial Trade's space colonization plan. Extraterrestrial civilization research is part of Celestial Trade's space colonization plan. You may think it's boring, but now I'm telling you, this topic has commercial value. And the assignment I assigned is related to this topic. "
"The prize for the topic is 10,000 US Dollar, and ten qualified papers will be selected. If you're interested, then submit a paper to me. By the way, students who don't choose courses can also participate. The email is on the whiteboard. I'm a person who is afraid of trouble, so I'll paste my bank account number in the email … "
Before he finished, Jiang Chen noticed something.
Those pairs of eyes were looking at him in a different light …
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