The WOW! Signal

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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On August 15, 1977, for a period of 72 seconds, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence had its greatest moment. A signal was received like none other before or since. However, in the over 45 years since the signal was recorded, astronomers have been unable to relocate it or even figure out what it was. Learn more about the WOW! Signal, why it was important, and what it could have been, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Noom Noom is not just another diet or fitness app. It’s a comprehensive lifestyle program designed to empower you to make lasting changes and achieve your health goals. With Noom, you’ll embark on a personalized journey that considers your unique needs, preferences, and challenges. Their innovative approach combines cutting-edge technology with the support of a dedicated team of experts, including registered dietitians, nutritionists, and behavior change specialists. Sign up for your TRIAL today at Noom.com Rocket Money Rocket Money is a personal finance app that finds and cancels your unwanted subscriptions, monitors your spending, and helps you lower your bills—all in one place. It will quickly and easily find your subscriptions for you –and for any you don’t want to pay for anymore, just hit “cancel,” and Rocket Money will cancel it for you. It’s that easy. Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/daily Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Webs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On August 15th, 1977, for a period of 72 seconds, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence had its greatest moment.
0:08.0	A signal was received like none other before or since.
0:13.0	However, in the over 45 years since a signal was recorded,
0:16.0	astronomers have been unable to relocate it or even figure out what it was.
0:20.0	Learn more about the WOW signal, why it was important, and what it could have been on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. You're right mate? No, my boylars knacred. Do you know any plumbers? Yeah I do yeah you know Danny.
0:44.5	Well he lives next to this woman who's engaged to this lady who went to school with a
0:47.8	bloke called Gary. All right is he a plumber? No he's not no but he knows a
0:51.5	bloke who walks a dog with this woman.
0:53.2	Debbie, I think she's called, well she gets her air cut with sand.
0:55.6	Don't worry. You already know somebody who fixes boilers, British Gas, and you don't even have to be one of our customers.
1:01.4	Our engineers are local and their work is
1:03.5	guaranteed for 12 months. Such British Gas Boiler repairs.
1:06.4	So is he a plumber? Technically not but he's got a van. Book your ticket to
1:10.6	happiness with Sun Express Airlines. In a previous episode I discussed the search for extraterrestrial intelligence or the SETI project.
1:38.0	To very quickly summarize, SETI was established to try to find signals from extraterrestrial civilizations using radio astronomy.
1:45.0	Why try to detect civilizations using radio waves?
1:48.0	Different wavelengths of light travel through space differently,
1:51.0	and if you remember back to my episode on the electromagnetic spectrum,
1:54.5	radio is just a form of light. While space is a near vacuum, there are gas and dust molecules that can
2:00.8	inhabit interstellar space, which can block or absorb
2:03.6	certain frequencies of light. There are certain frequencies in the
2:07.3	microwave range from about 1 to 10 gigahertz which can pass through
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