Please join the Bureau of General Services 鈥� Queer Division in welcoming Seven Rasmussen, author of Cloudy with a Chance of Starships. Cloudy with a Chance of Starships: How the Drake Equation Reveals the Odds of Life in the Cosmos takes readers on an irreverent expedition through the marvelous world of astrobiology, using as a guide the most important equation in science since E=mc2. With an irresistible blend of wit, insight, and the latest cutting-edge research, astrobiologist and author Seven Rasmussen looks at the thrilling possibilities of life in the cosmos through the lens of the Drake equation, a seven-variable mathematical expression that calculates the number of civilizations in our galaxy that humans could potentially contact.