The Drake Equation After Sixty Years | Part 1 of 2

Sixty years ago Frank Drake wrote down an equation that has become one of the most famous in astronomy - the Drake Equation. This formula, aiming to estimate the number of alien civilizations communicating within the galaxy, has been celebrated, abused and criticized. Today, we are taking a deep dive into this special equation in a two part special. Written and presented by Prof David Kipping. Thanks to Jason Wright and Nadia Drake for help with this video. This video was sponsored by CuriosityStream - sign up for CuriosityStream here: https://curiositystream.com/CoolWorlds and be sure to use the code: "CoolWorlds" WATCH PART TWO HERE:    • The Birth-Death Drake Equation | Part 2 of 2   You can support our research program and the Cool Worlds Lab at Columbia University: https://www.coolworldslab.com/support Get Stash here! https://teespring.com/stores/cool-wor... Thank-you to our supporters T. Widdowson, D. Smith, M. Sloan, L. Sanborn, C. Bottaccini, D. Daughaday, A. Jones, J. Allen, S. Brownlee, G. Fulton, N. Kildal, M. Lijoi, Z. Star, E. West, T. Zanjonc, C. Wolfred, F. Rebolledo, T. Leger, L. Skov, G. Suter, M. Elliot, M. Wallstab, B. Daniluk, J. Patrick-Saunders, M. Forbes, S. Vystoropskyi, S. Lee, Z. Danielson, C. Fitzgerald, V. Alexandrov, L. Macchia, C. Souter, M. Gillette, T. Jeffcoat, H. Jensen, F. Linker, J. Rockett, N. Fredrickson, N. Geisler, P. Cleeves, R. Case & B. Desormeaux. ::References:: ► Kipping, D., 2021, "A Stationary Drake Equation Distribution as a Balance of Birth-death Processes", RNAAS, 5, 44: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10... ::Check out Dr. Sutter's videos for more:: ► Paul M. Sutter - The Equation is Useless (Part 1):    • The Drake Equation is Useless (Part 1) - A...   ► Paul M. Sutter - The Equation is Useless (Part 2):    • The Drake Equation is Useless (Part 2) - A...   ::Music:: Music licensed by SoundStripe.com (SS) [shorturl.at/ptBHI], or via Creative Commons (CC) Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., or with permission from the artist ► "Bruised Hope" by Hill [Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/1hdkv...] ► "Long Note Two" by Kevin MacLeod ► "Y" by Joachim Heinrich ► "Always Dreaming" by Caleb Etheridge ► "Fusion" by Indive ► "Cylinder Five" by Chris Zabriskie ► "Ticking" by Alternate Endings ::Movies clips used:: ► Agora (2009) 20th Century Fox/Newmarket Films ► Contact (1997) Warner Bros. ► The Big Short (2015) Paramount Pictures ► Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993) Paramount Television ::Chapters:: 0:00 Prologue 2:48 Origins 8:23 The Drakonian Free-For-All 14:58 Criticisms of the Drake Equation #DrakeEquation #AreWeAlone #CoolWorlds