If I have seen further than others, it is by treading on the toes of giants
From the department of misplaced quotations:
While researchers often come up with overall estimates of the likelihood of intelligent life in the universe, it is a process fraught with guesswork; recent guesses put the number anywhere between a million and less than one. "It's a process of quantifying our ignorance," said Duncan Forgan, the University of Edinburgh researcher who carried out the work.
While researchers often come up with overall estimates of the likelihood of intelligent life in the universe, it is a process fraught with guesswork; recent guesses put the number anywhere between a million and less than one.
"It's a process of quantifying our ignorance," said Duncan Forgan, the University of Edinburgh researcher who carried out the work.
What's the odds of finding intelligent life on Earth? :-p
Depends how you quantify our intelligence, I suppose. Or perhaps, on where you look!
"if we knew climate change was caused by Martians, we've have invaded Venus years ago."From the comment thread for this:http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/20090208/335Cartoon20090208.jpg
If it's a probability he's looking for, my money is on "less than one".
Hey, speak for yourself!Mind you, you are in in Australia...I take your point :-)
What's the odds of finding intelligent life on Earth? :-p
ReplyDeleteDepends how you quantify our intelligence, I suppose. Or perhaps, on where you look!
ReplyDelete"if we knew climate change was caused by Martians, we've have invaded Venus years ago."
ReplyDeleteFrom the comment thread for this:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/20090208/335Cartoon20090208.jpg
If it's a probability he's looking for, my money is on "less than one".
ReplyDeleteHey, speak for yourself!
ReplyDeleteMind you, you are in in Australia...I take your point :-)