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smingo on March 18, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: RIP Frank Drake - pioneered SETI experiments detec...

As a tool for quantifying the number of civilisations, agree, the Drake Equation is not so useful given the known unknowables.

But as a tool for stimulating discussion, creating engagement for SETI, or as an exemplar for Fermi Estimation, it's excellent.

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