Hi, I'm Lindsay.

And I'm Marshall, welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.

How likely is it that we'll find intelligent alien life on other planets?

And if we do, what will it be like?

Will they take us to their leader because I'm sure they've got some great ideas.

In this episode, we're going to discover how a math equation and our own evolution can

help us on our search for intelligent life on other planets.

Okay, Marshall, one of the greatest quests in science is to find life on other planets.

And one of the biggest questions in that quest is whether there's life that's like us.

You mean like the kind that we see in science fiction where people basically are human

actors, but they have pointy ears?

The technical term is intelligent life.

It means life beyond earth that could build civilizations and technology like us.

Do you think it exists?

I mean, I think given the size of the universe, there's no way that it doesn't exist, but

I just think it's probably really, really far away.

But what about you?

Well, I just don't know.

That's why we ask some kids.

So let's hear what they think.

Hi, my name is Madeline.

I'm eight years old.

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