# Calculating the odds of intelligent alien life

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Jill Tarter
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, Astronomy and space, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jill_tarter_calculating_the_odds_of_intelligent_alien_life)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Could there be intelligent life on other planets? This question has piqued imagination and curiosity for decades. Explore the answer with the Drake Equation -- a mathematical formula that calculates the possibility of undiscovered life. \[Directed by Jeremiah Dickey, narrated by Jill Tarter\].

## Lectures

1. [Calculating the odds of intelligent alien life](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jill_tarter_calculating_the_odds_of_intelligent_alien_life/e180c6c2dc3c), 8 min (TED's player)