Seth Shostak - The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Are we alone in the universe, or is the Earth "a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena"? Dr. Seth Shostak discusses SETI's mission to “explore, understand and explain the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe", along with the Drake Equation, Fermi Paradox, Great Filter, Carl Sagan's "Contact" & the UAP Phenomenon. Dr. Seth Shostak is the senior astronomer for the SETI Institute, and has a PhD in Astronomy from Caltech, and a BA in Physics from Princeton University. He’s been awarded the Carl Sagan Award for the Popularization of Science and the Klumpke Roberts Award for Astronomy Popularization. He hosts SETI's weekly radio show/podcast Big Picture Science, has played himself numerous times in TV and internet film dramas, and has acted in several science fiction films. Seth has co-authored a college textbook on astrobiology, and has written three trade books on SETI. In addition, he’s published more than 400 popular articles on science including regular contributions to NBC News MACH, gives dozens of talks annually, and does regular outreach to students interested in science and astronomy. SETI Institute: The Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence https://www.seti.org/ Seth Shostak https://www.seti.org/our-scientists/seth-shostak