Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Frage 1
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What does "SETI" stand for?
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Stanford Extraterrestrial Initiative
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Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
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Strategic Extraterrestrial Indicators
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What makes the Drake Equation different from most other equations?
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It has no defined solution
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It has more letters and functions
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It is the only contribution Frank Drake made to astrobiology
Frage 3
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What is the Drake Equation attempting to calculate?
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The number of alien life forms in the universe with whom we could make contact
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The number of technological civilizations in the Milky Way with whom we could make contact
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The number of alien life forms in the Milky Way with whom we could make contact
Frage 4
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Why does physicist Philip Morrison call SETI "the archaeology of the future"?
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Because SETI is attempting to uncover new civilizations
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Because the speed of light is finite, any signals detected from distant technologies will be telling us about their past
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Because the idea of alien life is archaic, like the relics of old civilizations
Frage 5
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How can the Drake equation be simplified?
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By admitting that it's too hard to calculate the possibility of extraterrestrial life
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By coming up with definite answers for every value and using those to calculate a precise solution
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By showing that the number of civilizations we can make contact with is approximately equal to the longevity of those civilizations