Abiogenesis

The spoken voice sampled in this track recites the Drake Equation, a formula developed by Professor Frank Drake at the University of California in Santa Cruz in 1961, to estimate the number of detectable extraterrestrial civilizations in our galaxy. The Drake Equation is: N = R* ⋅ fp ⋅ ne ⋅ fℓ ⋅ fi ⋅ fc ⋅ L where N = the number of civilizations in our galaxy with which communication might be possible, and: R* = the average rate of star formation per year in our galaxy fp = the fraction of those stars that have planets ne = the average number of planets that can potentially support life per star that has planets fℓ = the fraction of the above that actually go on to develop life at some point fi = the fraction of the above that actually go on to develop intelligent life fc = the fraction of civilizations that develop a technology that releases detectable signs of their existence into space L = the length of time such civilizations release detectable signals into space.

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