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What was the conclusion of this paper? The link's conclusion was truncated.
by jwocky 3y ago
What was the conclusion of this paper? The link's conclusion was truncated.
- _a_a_a_ 3y agoIt's in the abstrct, right at the top
- _zoltan_ 3y agoYou could have just stayed silent.
- _a_a_a_ 3y agoWhy, was there a joke I ruined or something?
- yreg 3y agoIt says only >That said, the results indicate that the probability we are alone (<1) in the galaxy is significant, while the maximum number of contemporary civilizations might be as few as a thousand. That's not very useful. The full paper is available on scihub though.
- _a_a_a_ 3y agoErr, what exactly were you expecting, their telephone numbers? You got figures and probabilities in the conclusion and I can't see what else you could reasonably hope for.
- yreg 3y agoI (and I believe jwocky as well) expected some kind of rationale. There are no figures nor probabilities supporting the conclusion in the linked article. Of course if one pirates the paper they can learn more.
- _a_a_a_ 3y agoAh, the 'method' part. Gotcha. You might email the author and ask for a copy. They're often surprisingly willing to hand out individual copies.