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    A place to talk about the Universe, space travel, and Astronomy.

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    Julie Alarifi

    Question for Jill Tarter

    During the interview on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence with Jill Tarter , she mentions about how she has had two false positives within her system. This is a relatively new concept in terms of predictive systems since the once we learned about in the past few months vary greatly to th
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    Apr 19, 2021
    Aurora Avallone

    What tools do we use to estimate/determine if there is extraterrestrial life? Interview with Jill Tarter

    I found the interview with Jill Tarter to be very interesting and insightful into a realm of science that has a lot of uncertainty and much to still be discovered. The idea of extraterrestrial life has always been a fascinating one because it widens the scope of life to not just focus on us on Ear
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    jordanlee

    Question for Jill Tarter

    In the interview with Jill Tarter, she mentions how science fiction sometimes forms the basis for later scientific innovations. I wonder what she thinks about how science fiction may be important or hindering for students interested in astrophysics. Is it more important for students interested in
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    Apr 16, 2021
    lauren.marshall1875

    Life on Earth, Life in Space

    Image: still from the 1982 film E.T. about an alien who becomes stranded on Earth. Firstly, listening to the talk with Jill Tarter I was completely enthralled by her accounts of the two occasions she believed she had come into contact with extraterrestrial intelligence. How incredible to hear her
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    Apr 16, 2021
    Grace Yeboah-Kodie

    Unanswered Questions for Jill Tarter

    After watching a fairly mindblowing interview with Dr. Jill Tarter , I have a number of follow-up questions. First, I would ask her to expand on what was going on in her mind during the two false positives. What kinds of predictions was she making in her mind about what the result of those positive
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    Apr 15, 2021
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    Jill Tarter - SETI and the Public

    One thing I'd love to have asked Jill Tarter is her opinions on the public hype that tends to surround any sort of announcement for weak evidence of extraterrestrial life. For example, she mentions the asteroid with the "huge aspect ratio" (Amoamua) and how she "half-jokingly said well, clearly that
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    Apr 14, 2021
    Cici Williams

    Question for Professor Tarter

    I found the discussion about searching for alien life forms or communications that may manifest in a way that we do not yet recognize intriguing. As Professor Goodman put it, "we have zero examples of what we're actually looking for." We have come a long way from looking for green people with ante
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