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Speaker, Astronomer Dr. Seth Shostak, Entertains Institute in June:
The highly informative astronomer, Dr. Seth Shostak, once again
entertained Institute members and friends about his views on sentient
beings in the universe. This final lecture in our spring series was
partly in recognition of the International Year of Astronomy, and was
co-sponsored by the Central Texas Astronomical Society.
Shostak
is senior astronomer at the SETI Institute in California, (Search for
Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute), the organization that is
searching for intelligent life in the universe.
Seth discussed humans’ long term survival, the next generation of space
exploration, and what we may find among the stars. In his talk Seth
demonstrated how the Earth is running out of resources to support man.
He contends that unless we figure ways to get off the planet in the near
future, humankind, as we know it, will be unable to survive. Seth made
the case that our final frontier offers us more than adventure: it is
the only path to survival!
Seth also took questions about his organization’s, (SETI) quest to
locate extraterrestrial intelligence through radio telescope
“listening.” He still predicts that we will locate a signal from an
alien intelligence some time in the next 20 years.
To purchase a CD recording of Seth’s talk, please
call 254- 947-5729 or contact the Institute at
ifh@vvm.org.
Seth
is an astrophysicist, who is a popular guest on national television
programs discussing our place in the universe and the hunt for life on
other planets. He is the author of the recently published book,
Confessions of an Alien Hunter, and the host of the weekly science radio
program, “Are We Alone?” |
