CCI02.07.01.- Calculating the odds of intelligent alien life

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Question 1

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What does "SETI" stand for?
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  • Stanford Extraterrestrial Initiative
  • Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
  • Strategic Extraterrestrial Indicators

Question 2

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What makes the Drake Equation different from most other equations?
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  • It has no defined solution
  • It has more letters and functions
  • It is the only contribution Frank Drake made to astrobiology

Question 3

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What is the Drake Equation attempting to calculate?
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  • The number of alien life forms in the universe with whom we could make contact
  • The number of technological civilizations in the Milky Way with whom we could make contact
  • The number of alien life forms in the Milky Way with whom we could make contact

Question 4

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Why does physicist Philip Morrison call SETI "the archaeology of the future"?
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  • Because SETI is attempting to uncover new civilizations
  • Because the speed of light is finite, any signals detected from distant technologies will be telling us about their past
  • Because the idea of alien life is archaic, like the relics of old civilizations

Question 5

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How can the Drake equation be simplified?
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  • By admitting that it's too hard to calculate the possibility of extraterrestrial life
  • By coming up with definite answers for every value and using those to calculate a precise solution
  • By showing that the number of civilizations we can make contact with is approximately equal to the longevity of those civilizations
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