Drake's Equation - A Deep Dive | Answers With Joe

In 1961, astronomer Frank Drake came up with an equation to help determine how many intelligent alien civilizations exist in the universe. Here, we break down that equation and find that the questions it asks are endlessly fascinating.

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The first messages aliens will receive:
http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2013/09/will-hitler-be-the-first-person-that-aliens-see.html

How many planets could have heard our radio signals:
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/questions/question/1575/

The exoplanet archive:
http://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu

The Mediocrity Principle:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediocrity_principle

The Rare Earth Hypothesis:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_Earth_hypothesis

Drake’s equation on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation


Fermi and Drake info: TEDx talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vsxNqxGpyI



VIDEOS:

Formation of the moon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0FCE4H0Dro

Plate tectonics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryrXAGY1dmE

On Drake’s Equation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80Ryq6bH2aY

Space Rip Birth of the Moon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGTBJHFNywI