Nornagest comments on Planets in the habitable zone, the Drake Equation, and the Great Filter - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Nornagest 02 October 2011 01:14:08AM *  8 points [-]

To further that point, it might be worth noting here that "metal" in astronomy parlance means anything heavier than helium. Complex life might conceivably evolve without, say, iron, but life without carbon is much less likely.

Comment author: [deleted] 02 October 2011 07:47:48AM 1 point [-]

Yes - did you see that I linked to the metallicity article? (Astronomers are funny.)

Comment author: Nornagest 02 October 2011 06:54:17PM 1 point [-]

Should have clicked through, in retrospect.