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Detectable Civilizations in our Galaxy 3 Instructional VideoDetectable Civilizations in our Galaxy 3 Instructional Video
Publisher
Khan Academy
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8th - 10th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
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Media Length
7:18
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Duration
10 mins
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Year
2011
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Detectable Civilizations in our Galaxy 3

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This lecture continues the calculations involved in deducing the number of possible detectable civilizations. The main subject is a comparison of the traditional Drake equation and the calculations made in the previous videos in this series.

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Concepts

civilizations, galaxies, outer space

Additional Tags

detectable civilizations, science

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