Articles tagged: Drake Equation

• August 2020 Revisiting the Drake Equation - a cultural addendum

  ...space. The 1982 Steven Spielberg movie E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial features a lovable alien. The now legendary Drake Equation asked the scientific community one profound question; are we alone in the universe? Meant to be a thought-provoking, dialogue...

  • Drake Equation
  • search for extraterrestrial life
  • SETI
  • social implications of extraterrestrial life
  Authors: Savannah Mandel    
• June 2018 Cosmic communications and the anthropology of outer space

  ... the ‘maybes’ that SETI astronomers tangle with. The ‘Drake Equation’ is designed to calculate N, the number of civilizations ...has illuminated at least the first few variables of the Drake Equation. “We know the star formation rate is around seven per...

  • Anthropology
  • Breakthrough Listen
  • Communication
  • SETI
  Authors: Claire Webb    
• 25 February 2018 Beyond – Our Future in Space

  ... make an inevitable appearance but the book includes some serious topics as varied as 3D-printed moonbases and the Drake Equation. A surprise at the end, however, is the 30-page section of chapter notes and the comprehensive 25-page index, which...