Seth Shostak
Science Searches for E.T.
May 19, 2016
When: May 19, 2016 3:30PM
Seth Shostak
SETI
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.
