00:00 Introduction
02:32 Interview with SETI Forward Recipient Yiwei Chai
14:19 Past Recipients of the Drake Awards
48:50 Drake Awards Ceremony
The SETI Institute’s Drake Award celebrates exemplary contributions to astrobiology through scientific research and space exploration. The award honors Frank Drake, whose Drake Equation first identified the specific factors necessary for the emergence of life in the Universe and the evolution of technological civilizations. This honor is given at the discretion of the Board of Trustees of the SETI Institute, based on nominations from its Science Advisory Board. The honoree is presented a cash award and trophy, and is invited to describe their research at a public ceremony. The Award was initially presented to Frank Drake in 2001.
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