The Father of SETI: Q&A with Astronomer Frank Drake

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Message 1647161 - Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 5:49:13 UTC

From Space.com:
The Father of SETI: Q&A with Astronomer Frank Drake

Space.com caught up with Drake to discuss the current state of SETI during an exclusive interview at the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) 2015 symposium, which was held here from Jan. 27 to Jan. 29.

Drake serves on the NASA NIAC External Council and is chairman emeritus of the SETI Institute in Mountain View, Calif. and director of the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe.

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Message 1647274 - Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 14:00:31 UTC

Interesting interview. Frank Drake still seems ever the optimist regarding the chances of detecting ET's communications.

Even though recent studies indicate that radio signals emitted from earth dissipate into the background noise only a couple of LY out he still refers to the notion that radio signals from earth have reached stars out to over 100 LY. I wonder who is right.
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Message 1647425 - Posted: 27 Feb 2015, 20:06:39 UTC

Posted it on facebook, really interesting! The Drake equation is something that's still boggling my mind nowadays...
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