The last term of the Drake equation is a term for the lifetime of a civilization capable of sending radio waves into space. If it& #39;s a century or two, this would provide the answer to Fermi& #39;s paradox, "Where are the aliens?" Answer: they drank bleach. https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1253649913155670019">https://twitter.com/CNN/statu...
If you don& #39;t know what the Drake Equation is, you& #39;re missing a master class in "back of the envelope" order-of-magnitude thinking. To me, this is one of the most under-recognized and under-appreciated methods of science.

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