Calculating the odds of intelligent alien life - Jill Tarter
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Could there be intelligent life on other planets? This question has piqued imagination and curiosity for decades. Explore the answer with the Drake Equation -- a mathematical formula that calculates the possibility of undiscovered life.
Take a moment to let your imagination go and think about the possibilities of technologically advanced alien life. What do you think that civilization would be like and why? Do you think they would be at all similar to us?
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