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[Unedited] Jill Tarter with Krista Tippett

On Being with Krista Tippett

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The Drake Equation

The drake equation is about the number of technological civilizations we might be able to detect. In order for us to be successful and detect evidence of some one else's they have to be co temporal with our technology over the ten billion year history of our galaxy. The only way that this can happen is if, on average, technology civilizations last a long time,. That their longevity is great. So from my point of view, that's what a successful detection of some one Else's technology would tell us....

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