Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures

Is Anyone out There: The Hundred-Million Dollar "Breakthrough: Listen" Project

December 05, 2022 Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures Season 17 Episode 5
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures
Is Anyone out There: The Hundred-Million Dollar "Breakthrough: Listen" Project
Show Notes

with Dr. Dan Werthimer of the University of California, Berkeley

What is the possibility of other intelligent life in the universe and how might we detect signals from alien civilizations?  Dr. Werthimer describes current and future projects searching for such signals, including the new $100-million Breakthrough Prize Foundation "Listen" project  to "tune in" on messages that civilizations around other stars might be sending out.  He shows how new technologies are revolutionizing the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence (SETI).  
Dr. Werthimer was one of the founders of the SETI@home project, which analyzed data from the world's largest radio telescope using the desktop computers and cell phones of millions of volunteers.
Recorded on March 15, 2017