Search for intelligent life gains woldwide momentum
Founded in November 1984, the SETI Institute began operations on February 1, 1985. Today it employs over 150 scientists, educators and support staff. Research at the Institute is anchored by two centers. Dr. Jill Tarter leads the Center for SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Research as Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI. Dr. Frank Drake is the Director for the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe
For 25 years the SETI Institute has pointed their satellites to the sky in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Its research was once associated with UFOs and fringe science, but with more than 400 planets known to exist outside of our solar system, and more discovered every week, the search for intelligent life beyond our planet is gaining more and more momentum around the world. Is intelligent life out there? Will we ever find it? And what happens if we do?
Guest:
Jill Tarter, Director for the Center of SETI research, at the SETI Institute
Check out Jill Tarter's TED talk:
- AirTalk for December 25, 2009
- Tinsel Tales
- FilmWeek
- Search for intelligent life gains woldwide momentum
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