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Bijgewerkte formule over buitenaardse intelligentie suggereert dat we echt alleen zijn in de Melkweg
Een aanpassing van de beroemde Drake-vergelijking zou de schattingen van intelligente beschavingen in onze Melkweg radicaal kunnen verfijnen.
#BuitenaardsLeven #drake #FermiParadox #FrankDrake #melkweg #plaattektoniek #VergelijkingVanDrake
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There ARE better ways to communicate across vast reaches of the cosmos than sending gold-plated copper records: radio waves, for instance. That's what SETI is on the hunt for.
SETI has a lot of shared history with the Voyager record. One of the record's precursors was the Arecibo message, which is the kind of signal that SETI would love to find.
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I just gave a talk about the ALMA telescope and its development program to my ex-colleagues at SKAO, and I just wanted to share two wonderful resources that I found. The first one, is the NRAO Archives, which includes things such as this interview with Frank Drake (yes, the one that came up with the Drake Equation for the probability of the existence of life we could communicate with in our galaxy):
https://www.instapaper.com/text?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nrao.edu%2Farchives%2Fitems%2Fshow%2F14851
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In one week, on November 18, 2022, my neighbors at #seti host a free online (Zoom) event remembering the life of Frank Drake.
Please register to attend.
#astro #astrodon #frankDrake #science #spacehttps://www.seti.org/event/celebrating-life-and-legacy-frank-drake
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CW: Celebrating Frank Drake's life
On Fri Nov 18th, there's a special online celebration for the life and legacy of #scientist and #SETI pioneer, #FrankDrake.
A beautiful event organised by #SETIInstitute in California. "The program will include remarks and remembrances by members of Frank’s family, close friends, and colleagues."
18th Nov - 3PM PDT / 6PM EDT / 11PM GMT
nb. For folk in Oceania, the event is on the Saturday: 19th Nov - 10AM AEDT / 12PM NZDT
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-the-life-and-legacy-of-frank-drake-tickets-429886310527
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Frank Drake’s Legacy, Or: Are We All Alone In The Universe? - When Frank Drake began his astronomy career in the late 1950s, this was an incredi... - https://hackaday.com/2022/09/09/frank-drakes-legacy-or-are-we-all-alone-in-the-universe/ #exoplanets #frankdrake #seti@home #featured #obituary #science #news #seti
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RIP.
"On Friday, the family of astronomer Frank Drake announced that he passed away peacefully at 92 in his California home, near the site of his final academic position at the University of California, Santa Cruz. [...] Drake is probably best known for an equation that bears his name and his subsequent involvement in SETI efforts"
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Frank Drake, astronomer famed for contributions to SETI, has died - Enlarge (credit: Wikimedia Commons)
On Friday, the family of a... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1877997 #drakeequation #frankdrake #astronomy #science #seti
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And for him to have seen the rise of exoplanet science and detection techniques in his lifetime, it must've seemed like the mist around his #DrakeEquation was beginning to dissipate a little bit.
It brings some clarity about how many stars have planets. We are beginning to realize that it's probably not a small fraction after all. It may even be all of them. That's quite a step forward.
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Pretty sad to have lost #FrankDrake today.
When you look up at the night sky, if you have a physics background, or even if just a science enthusiast, you can't help but think about the Drake equation.
It's quite a legacy to have changed the way people ponder the universe and our place in it.
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Nadia Drake on her dad's (Frank Drake) famous equation and the work to 'fill out' the equation.
“Dad, did you ever imagine that your formula would become so famous?” I ask the kind-eyed, 91-year-old person next to me on the patio.
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Nadia Drake on what the Arecibo telescope meant to her and her family. She is the daughter of astronomer Frank Drake (originator of the Drake Equation).
"The Arecibo Observatory was not only a window to the universe, but also a treasured second home to the Drake family."
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Nadia Drake (the daughter) on Frank Drake (the father). 🙂
"“Searching for intelligent life was considered bad science in those days,” says [Frank] Drake, who just turned 90 years old—and is better known to me as Dad."
