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The Drake Equation and Fermi Paradox

The Drake Equation and Fermi Paradox

I never said there wouldn't be math.

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I remember the first time I was introduced to the Drake equation. I was so excited and thought it was oh-so-neat because someone had thought about this and went to the trouble of deriving it. Someone way smarter than me. Someone who was a scientist. So imagine my disappointment when I found out that it was never really meant to do anyth…

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