Tag: Avi Loeb (on Galileo Project)

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News
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February 5, 2022

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Science

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Avi Loeb (on Galileo Project), Design filter (and extraterrestrial intelligences), Drake Equation (history), Extraterrestrial civilizations (search), Frank Drake, Nadia Drake, SETI (and Drake Equation), Standard Model (of physics)}

The Drake Equation at 60 Years: The Second Most Famous Equation

_{After Einstein's e = mc squared. New technology is improving our ability to search the skies for signs of possible extraterrestrial civilizations} _{News

February 5, 2022

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Last year marked the sixtieth year of the iconic Drake Equation, developed by astronomer Frank Drake aimed at stimulating the public to think about the prerequisites for life on other planets. Seth Shostak at Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) says it is the most famous equation after e = mc2 and offers a bit of its history: The Drake Equation was cooked up by astronomer Frank Drake in 1961 to serve as the agenda for the first meeting on the topic of SETI. In 1960, Drake had conducted a pioneering search for extraterrestrial signals – a several-week long effort he named Project Ozma. Somewhat unexpectedly, this modest experiment attracted a great deal of attention, and Drake was encouraged by J.P.T. Read More ›

Supermassive extraterrestrial life form in outer space, dark red planet in twisted galaxy

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November 21, 2021

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Artificial Intelligence, Religion, Science

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Avi Loeb (on Galileo Project), Avril Haines, Bill Nelson, Extraterrestrials (growing acceptance in science), Galileo Project, Ignatius Forum (on extraterrestrial life), Randy Hollerith}

Astronomer: Hunt for ET Can Unify Science and Religion

_{Avi Loeb told The Hill that the Galileo Project, which looks for physical evidence of extraterrestrials, could answer religious questions as well as science ones} _{News

November 21, 2021

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Artificial Intelligence, Religion, Science}

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb, spoke at a recent Ignatius Forum on his differences with “the scientific mainstream” about the evidence for extraterrestrial life. Perhaps in part because the venue was the Washington National Cathedral, Loeb felt motivated to reflect on the religious as well as the science implications of a search for extraterrestrial life. As a member of Harvard University’s Galileo Project which seeks to “bring the search for extraterrestrial technological signatures of Extraterrestrial Technological Civilizations (ETCs) from accidental or anecdotal observations and legends into the mainstream of transparent, validated and systematic scientific research,” he shared his thoughts with The Hill, which covers the U.S. Congress: In finding advanced extraterrestrial intelligence, religion might simply reflect advanced science with a twist. Read More ›