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Podcast: Insights Into Things
Episode: Insights Into Tomorrow: Episode 5 ”SETI”
Description: What is the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, when did it start, is it worth what it costs and what happens if we find something?
We'll investigate these questions in this edition of the podcast while also looking at a history of SETI, radio astronomy and how academics, enthusiasts and the cold war drive America's efforts with SETI. We'll ponder the philosophical question of whether there is intelligent life in the universe and we'll talk about the Drake Equation and how many of it's guesswork variables are quickly forming up to be factual estimates based on current findings...