Tuesday, 5 May 2020

Video exercise. The Great Filter

Watch the video and answer the questions below. Do your answers on paper.



1. What anatomical feature allowed humans to reach the step of the staircase we are currently on? 


2. What is the next logical step for a species like our own, after having occupied all the space possible on your planet?



3. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The Milky Way has around 500 billion planets, 10 billion of which are like Earth.
b. The Milky Way has around 500 million planets, 10 million of which are like Earth.
c. The Milky Way has around 500 billion planets, 10 million of which are like Earth.


4. Would it be better for the Great Filter to be ahead of us or behind us? Why?


5. If the filter is ahead of us, what kinds of potential existential dangers are mentioned?


6. If alien life is found to be quite common, is this better or worse for us? Why?


7. What is the Goldilocks zone?

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