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Aug. 13, 2010
SETI Throws A Party
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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. |
Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
Guests
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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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