October 2019
Are we prepared for SETI discovery?
...international group of first-class experts in SETI proposed and published in the International Journal of Astrobiology a Version 2.0 of the Rio Scale. The paper was authored by seven contributors, including Jill Tarter and myself, but the new version...
August 2020
Revisiting the Drake Equation - a cultural addendum
... to quantify the levels of excitement the human race will experience, with what is known as the Rio Scale. The Rio Scale is the International Academy of Astronautics’ attempt at quantifying the impact of any public announcement regarding evidence...
