http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30609189/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/figure-odds-finding-et/
Mr. G (someone who should know very well, considering he is from Mafei) came up with the number of 960 highly intelligent worlds that are trying to contact other intelligent worlds right now. How many smart planets did you calculate?
Is there really intelligent life out there? Now you can make your own, informed guess with this Drake Equation calculator: