Ep. 612: The SETI Renaissance

Astronomy Cast

Natural Sciences, Science, Astronomy

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 612: The SETI Renaissance by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Last week we talked about the various ways that astronomers could detect the presence of intelligent civilizations by observing technosignatures. This week we'll give you an update on the state of the search for extraterrestrials. This field has gone from a collection of pariahs to a completely legitimate field of research. What's changed?

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0:00.0	A astronomy cast episode 612, The SETI Renaissance.
0:12.3	Welcome to Astronomy Castor, weekly fax-based journey through the cosmos where we help
0:15.7	you understand not only what we know but how we know what we know.
0:18.8	I'm Fraser Kane, publisher of Universe Today, with me as always is Dr. Pamela Gay, a senior
0:23.6	scientist for the Planetary Science Institute and the Director of Cosmicost.
0:27.5	Hey Pamela, how you doing?
0:28.8	I'm doing well, how are you doing?
0:31.6	Good, although I'm sure you're all aware, I just went through the craziest heat wave
0:36.1	Canada has ever seen.
0:38.5	We hit just 540 degrees Celsius in my hometown, which is just not right.
0:43.9	Nobody has air conditioning, it was madness and we have wildfires everywhere, so hopefully
0:50.1	I'm still here when we return in the fall.
0:53.3	And speaking of returning in the fall, it's our time.
0:57.8	We regret to inform you that we are now, this is the last episode before we do our summer
1:04.1	hiatus.
1:05.8	This was our 15th season and here in the States that means our show gets to learn how to
1:11.9	drive next year.
1:13.2	Right, exactly.
1:15.4	So, we'll be back in two months.
1:18.3	We return with new shows in September and this just gives us a chance to spend a couple
1:23.3	of months not having to stay within arm's reach of high speed internet all the time, so
1:28.3	we can do things like go places and do things.
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