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In order to estimate the number of technological civilizations that might exist among the stars, in 1961 Frank Drake proposed a \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/2/articles/11048/_show_article}{simple equation. equation}.  Below you can play with an interactive plot showing the number $N$ of communicative civilizations in the Galaxy as function of their average longevity $L$. You can change the values of the various parameters using the sliders.