Friday, August 13th, 2010

SETI Throws A Party

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The SETI Institute Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Class of 2010 presents a SETI-inspired musical number. (Credits: Courtesy of SETI Institute ) Viewed 10146 times. See More Videos

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute turns 25 this year, and they’re celebrating with "SETIcon." Participants, including the father of SETI, Frank Drake, and the director of the Center for SETI Research, Jill Tarter, discuss the conference and their search for intelligent life in the universe.

Guests

Frank Drake
Chairman Emeritus
SETI Institute
Mountain View, California

Andrew Fraknoi
Trustee, SETI Institute
Organizer, SETIcon
Chair, Astronomy Program
Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, California

Seth Shostak
Organizer, SETIcon
Senior Astronomer, SETI Institute
Mountain View, California

Jill Tarter
Director, Center for SETI Research
SETI Institute
Mountain View, California

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Segment produced by:Annette Heist

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Image: The Allen Telescope Array in Hat Creek, Calif. is used for radio astronomy observations of our galaxy and other galaxies, gamma ray bursts and transient radio sources, and SETI.
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