An astronomer calculated that Earth’s intelligent life is probably ‘rare’. Here’s what that means.

Isabelle Winder

School of Environmental & Natural Sciences

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I was interviewed for a feature article on the origins of life and intelligence, produced to announce a new paper modelling these events mathematical probabilities.

Period	26 May 2020

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Title	An astronomer calculated that Earth’s intelligent life is probably ‘rare’. Here’s what that means.
Degree of recognition	International
Media name/outlet	Live Science
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	26/05/20
Description	An article for Live Science.
Producer/Author	Rafi Letzter
URL	https://www.livescience.com/intelligent-life-rare-or-common-on-Earth.html
Persons	Isabelle Winder

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Keywords

Origin of life
Origin of intelligence
Comparative cognition
Mathematical modelling