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Threading the Needle: The Drake Equation. Big Bang. Atoms to Stars. Planet Formation: The Left-overs. Extrasolar Planets. Conditions On & In Young Planets: Example Earth. Origin of Life. Darwinian Evolution: Long Live DNA. Origin of Intelligence. Cultural and Technological Evolution: Achieving a Sustainable Civilization. Lifetime of a Civilization. How Many Others Are Out There? How Will We Investigate Them? Human Expansion into the Milky Way. Science Fiction Meets Science Fact.