SETI: Astronomy as a Contact Sport - A Conversation with Jill Tarter
By Howard Burton
Length1h 41m
About this audiobook
This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Jill Tarter, Chair Emeritus for SETI Research at SETI Institute and Former Director of the Center for SETI Research. Astronomer Jill Tarter has spent the majority of her professional life driving forward the science and technology of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, rigorously scanning the sky for the signs of some signal sent to us from outer space. This wide-ranging conversation explores the history of the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence, what the present state is of our quest for signals from other planets, what those signals might look like and how we can interpret them, and how SETI research has a surprisingly positive effect on other technologies.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Searching for “What Is”, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Introducing SETI - The benefits of not growing up
II. A Sense of Scale - Getting the big picture
III. Detection - Examining the details
IV. Suddenly Relevant - Scientific serendipity and holding up a mirror
V. Reaching Out - Globally
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations:
This book is part of a series of 100 Ideas Roadshow Conversations. Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research featuring world-leading researchers but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.
Audiobook details
GenreScience and Nature, Spirituality and Religion
Length1 hr 41 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
9III. Detection
2A Note on the Text
10Questions for Discussion:
3Introduction
11IV. Suddenly Relevant
4The Conversation
12Questions for Discussion:
5I. Introducing SETI
13V. Reaching Out
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6Questions for Discussion:
14Questions for Discussion
7II. A Sense of Scale
15Continuing the Conversation
8Questions for Discussion:
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