SETI Will it succeed?
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SETI Will it succeed? ASTR 1420 Lecture 21 Section 12.2 + ?
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SETI Will it succeed?. ASTR 1420 Lecture 21 Section 12.2 +. ?. Ernst Mayr. Bioastronomy News (1995, V7, No. 3). German/American biologist Harvard Biology Prof. 7/5/1904 – 2/3/2005. Carl Sagan. Bioastronomy News (1995, V7, No. 4) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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SETIWill it succeed?
ASTR 1420
Lecture 21
Section 12.2 +
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Ernst Mayr• Bioastronomy News (1995, V7, No. 3)
• German/American biologist• Harvard Biology Prof.• 7/5/1904 – 2/3/2005
Carl Sagan• Bioastronomy News (1995, V7, No. 4)
• We need “functional equivalent of human” not “prevalent humanoids”…
• Radio technology If Aztec civilization survived, would they develop radio technology in several millenia?
• We, humanoids, are very young, but we have ~5 billion years to spare in the future.
• American Astronomer• Cornell Professor• 11/9/1034 – 12/20/1996
SETI debate
Ben Zuckerman• UCLA Astronomy professor
Seth Shostak• SETI Astronomer
In summary…
Important Concepts• Logics behind each SETI argumentso Mayr vs. Sagano Zuckerman vs. Shostak
• Statistical approach to the longevity of civilizations
Important Terms
Chapter/sections covered in this lecture : SETI debateIntelligence and Longevity : next class!
