What’s New in the Search for Extraterrestrial Civilizations

Come join us for our monthly Astronomy talk!

7:30pm-8pm: Social time with snacks
8pm: Talk begins

Topic: Is Anybody Out There? What’s New in the Search for Extraterrestrial Civilizations.
Speaker: Dan Werthimer

Abstract:
What is the possibility of other intelligent life in the universe? Can we detect radio, infrared, or optical signals from other civilizations? Current and future SETI projects may provide an answer. Dan Werthimer will describe the rationale for past and future searches and will show how new technologies are revolutionizing SETI. Dan will describe Breakthrough Listen, SETI@home, the new PANOSETI wide field all-sky-all-the-time project, as well as concepts for future SETI.

Bio:
Dan Werthimer is Chief Scientist of the Berkeley SETI Research Center, co-founder of SETI@home, and principal investigator of CASPER, the Center for Astronomy Signal Processing and Electronics Research. Dan has testified to Congress about SETI, holds the Drake Award for SETI research and the Carl Sagan Award for science popularization, and has published 250 books and papers. Dan was in the “Homebrew Computer Club” with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak; everyone in that club became ultra-rich, except Dan.

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