The most memorable piece of information I learned from this interview was the use of artists and other disciplines in science and the search for extraterrestrial life. From what I've seen, I believe there exists a two-way relationship between science and art. Science and leading developments provide inspiration for new art (speaking mostly with science-fiction in mind), and in response, art can help ideate any future developments. In many cases, it feels like there is a strict divide between the two fields, but they support each other very well. Although this isn't technically art, the story of Larry Page (co-founder of Google) ideating Google in a dream follows similarly as some creative development that led to leaps in a field of study. The development of science and tech requires a lot of creativity, therefore, it's natural for science and art to move together, rather than being viewed as two opposing forces. Question for Jill: As you argued, there is a lot of uncertainty in the Drake equation as a predictor for extraterrestrial life, and due to this uncertainty, a theoretical inquiry/answer is not sufficient. Therefore must rely on observation. Is there any theory that proves to be useful in our search for extraterrestrial life? I imagine that there are some that helps gauge what isn't possible, but is there any that provides strong direction for what is possible, in a similar way to what the Drake equation attempts? https://www.labxchange.org/library/items/lb:HarvardX:68789c56:lx_simulation:1?fullscreen=true
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