Public Talk

Science Searches for E.T.

May 18, 2016

Seth Shostak

Despite a half-century of eavesdropping experiments, SETI researchers have failed to pluck a signal from the cosmos that would tell us that someone is out there.  What’s the game plan today, and how is it affected by the discovery of thousands of planets elsewhere in our galactic neighborhood?  What happens if a signal is found?  Also, how mirror-and-lens telescopes – even small ones – could help uncover evidence of cosmic confreres.

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