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Chuck Adler, “Wizards, Aliens, and Starships: Physics and Math in Fantasy and Science Fiction” (Princeton UP, 2014)

New Books in Science

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SETI, Drake Equation, and civilization lifetimes

Adler explains the Drake Equation and why the lifetime of civilizations crucially limits contact odds.

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