The Search for Intelligent Life Among the Stars Part 4

Dr. Seth Shostak (SETI Institute): "The Search for Intelligent Life Among the Stars: New Strategies"
January 20, 2010


A half-century ago, astronomers began trying to "eavesdrop" for radio messages from nearby star systems. However, today, SETI researchers continue to point their telescopes at individual stars, on the assumption that technically advanced societies will inhabit a watery world like our own. Seth Shostak describes these searches, but then discusses some novel ideas for how we might pursue the hunt for "cosmic company" and why it's possible that we might find evidence of sophisticated intelligence out there within only a few decades. Seth Shostak is Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute, in Mountain View, California and hosts the syndicated radio show called "Are We Alone?"


The series is moderated by Foothill's astronomy instructor Andrew Fraknoi and sponsored by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, the SETI Institute, NASA's Ames Research Center, and the Foothill College Astronomy Program.
http://www.astrosociety.org/education/podcast/index.html


The lectures are co-sponsored by:

* NASA Ames Research Center
* The Foothill College Astronomy Program
* The Astronomical Society of the Pacific
* The SETI Institute

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