Thinking Bigger About Life & the Universe with Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer at SETI Institute
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Exploring SETI Institute and Alternative Approaches to Searching for Extraterrestrial Life
The chapter covers the size and focus of the SETI Institute, with around a hundred PhD scientists working on astrobiology and Mars exploration. It discusses the history, funding, and first SETI experiment by Frank Drake in 1960. The speaker's current focus on searching for artifacts in space and using software to analyze astronomical imagery for signs of advanced societies is also explored.
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