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David Brin on SETI and Aliens

 
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PostPosted: Tue May 04, 2010 5:42 pm    Post subject: David Brin on SETI and Aliens Reply with quote

http://open.salon.com/blog/david_brin/2010/05/04/perspectives_on_seti_and_aliens
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PostPosted: Tue May 04, 2010 6:57 pm    Post subject: Re: David Brin on SETI and Aliens Reply with quote

Sir Hamster of Elderberry wrote:
http://open.salon.com/blog/david_brin/2010/05/04/perspectives_on_seti_and_aliens

Brin's paper on the subject is good reading also (a little math heavy however): "The Great Silence - the Controversy Concerning Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life"
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1983QJRAS..24..283B
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PostPosted: Wed May 05, 2010 12:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's really tough to get these science type people to explain anything without math. They keep saying something about it's easier...
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PostPosted: Wed May 05, 2010 6:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A Shrubbery wrote:
It's really tough to get these science type people to explain anything without math. They keep saying something about it's easier...

You mean it wasn't obvious to you that

represents the chance of a planet having life??
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PostPosted: Thu May 06, 2010 3:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ohiomike wrote:
A Shrubbery wrote:
It's really tough to get these science type people to explain anything without math. They keep saying something about it's easier...

You mean it wasn't obvious to you that

represents the chance of a planet having life??


Am I the only loonie or there's a "ni" at the start of the forumula?! Surprised
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PostPosted: Sat May 15, 2010 7:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It looks like a little NI to me.
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PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2010 1:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ohiomike wrote:
A Shrubbery wrote:
It's really tough to get these science type people to explain anything without math. They keep saying something about it's easier...

You mean it wasn't obvious to you that

represents the chance of a planet having life??


It's just a bit of integration by Parts - Not so bad.

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