You are here. That's been established, but it does little to answer a increasingly pressing question: Where are they? We've listened, we've watched, we've sent rovers to Mars and launched a camera-equipped spaceship on a three billion mile journey to give Pluto its closeup. And still, zilch. In Quartz, Tim Urban asks the question and provides some very interesting explanations: Where are all the aliens? "There should be at least 1,000 Type III Civilizations in our galaxy alone -- and given the power of such a civilization, their presence would likely be pretty noticeable. And yet, we see nothing, hear nothing, and we're visited by no one." (Maybe they read our web comments and decided to just keep moving along.)

+ With big name scientists like Stephen Hawking supporting the effort, Russian tech investor (and physicist) Yuri Milner is about to bet $100 million that we are not alone in the universe.

Here on Earth, we've managed to find each other and we're gradually turning one another's biggest cities into tourist-infested amusement parks. Consider Barcelona, a city that has more than four times as many annual visitors as actual residents: "Last August, hundreds of residents erupted in spontaneous protest after images of three Italian tourists wandering naked in the neighborhood of La Barceloneta were circulated online. Her greatest worry, Ms. Colau says, is Barcelona's turning into Venice." In the NYT, Elizabeth Becker explains why, in many places, there's a revolt against tourism.

"We know each other. All of the mistrust that has been there for these decades remains. It's not gone. It's incredibly present all the time. But it fights against the fact that we've spent two years getting to know each other." The New Yorker's Robin Wright looks at the difficult negotiating moments on the way to the Iran nuclear deal, and what impact it might have on the revolution's midlife crisis.

+ Some on social media "are full of anticipation, some full of despair, some full of sarcasm." But they're all asking the same thing: When will Iran get its first McDonald's?

A group that calls itself the Impact Team has hacked Ashley Madison -- an online dating service for cheating spouses -- and is threatening its 37 million members with the release "all customer records, including profiles with all the customers' secret sexual fantasies and matching credit card transactions, real names and addresses." That's the kind of news that can turn a hard drive into a floppy disk real quick.

+ If this situation blows up, at least we'll still have adult star karaoke night.

+ The Internet can obviously make cheating easier. But it can also have the same impact when it comes to getting caught. Consider the story of Donny Ryding. He told his wife he quit smoking. Then he got caught by Google Maps.

An ex-cartel operative, a Mexican intelligence official, and an American counternarcotics agent walk into a cafe... The Atlantic's Ginger Thompson joins them at the table and uncovers one of the punchlines to this set-up: There's No Real Fight Against Drugs. "They were convinced it was all a deal cut at some link in the system's chain. Our breakfast minister even thought that Chapo had likely walked out the front door of the jail, and that the whole tunnel-and-motorcycle story had been staged to make the feat sound so ingenious that the government couldn't have foreseen it, much less stopped it."

"Lonely people do understand social skills, and often outperform the non-lonely when asked to demonstrate that understanding. It's just that when they're in situations when they need those skills the most, they choke." From NY Mag: Why Lonely People Stay Lonely.

"Exceptionally bright and equally motivated, Schlappig saw a way of convincing his parents: by showing them how they could visit family in Germany paying less in first class than flying economy. From there, his parents grew to fully indulge his obsession." And his obsession is paying off. Courtesy of Rolling Stone's Ben Wofford, meet the man who flies around the world for free.

Seattle is pretty strict when it comes to recycling and composting. So strict that garbage haulers are empowered to sift through garbage and issue warnings to those who don't follow the rules. That process has led to a lawsuit in which several residents are arguing that "a person has a legitimate expectation that the contents of his or her garbage cans will remain private and free from government inspection when placed curbside for collection."

+ Last week, a widely shared New Yorker Article described the the massive earthquake that could devastate Seattle. For those who haven't already packed up their U-Hauls, I wondered what else could devastate Seattle.

Shall we meet at the campus steakhouse, the indoor beach club, or the rooftop garden? Welcome to the amenities arms race that is taking over many college campuses.

If I had a month, I don't think I could solve a Rubik's Cube. That makes it all the more disturbing that world champion Feliks Zemdegs just completed the task in less than six seconds.

+ Can your body provide the biofuel to recharge your gadgets?

+ It was bring your son to work day at NextDraft, so here's my 9 year-old's pick for the most fascinating news of the day. From Slate: Who Was the Greatest Wizard: Gandalf, Merlin, or Dumbledore?

+ And in case you missed it on Friday: Just Admit It, Part One.