Seth Shostak
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Senior Astronomer and Director
The Center for SETI Research
What He Studies
Galaxies using radio telescopes—but he is best known for directing the search for extraterrestrials at the SETI Institute, trying to find evidence of intelligent life in space.
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Why Should We Search For ET?
Will we find ET in the next 25 years? Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at SETI, says yes. He explains that new technologies and the laws of probability make the breakthrough likely.
— TED Radio Hour
The Dominant Life Form in the Cosmos Is Probably Superintelligent Robots
“Most people have an iconic idea of aliens as these biological creatures, but that doesn’t make any sense from a timescale argument,” Seth Shostak said. “I’ve bet dozens of astronomers coffee that if we pick up an alien signal, it’ll be artificial life.”
— Motherboard
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SETI Institute
189 Bernardo Ave, Suite 100
Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone: 650-961-6633
Email: sshostak@seti.org
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