Podcast: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Artist's impression of the Allen Array. Image credit: SETI Institute
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You know what this show needs? More aliens. Since we don’t seem to have any visiting right now, we’re going to have to find some. SETI is an acronym. It stands for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. But there’s more to SETI than just putting up a radio telescope and hoping to catch a glimpse of an alien television broadcast.
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