A search is underway to find intelligent life in the universe. Can SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) researchers detect radio, infrared, or optical signals from other civilizations? Current and future SETI projects, including the new $100-million Breakthrough Prize Foundation "Listen" project, may provide an answer.

UC Berkeley astronomer Dan Werthimer, Chief Scientist at Berkeley SETI Research Center, will describe the rationale for past and future searches, and will show how new technologies are revolutionizing SETI. Dan is the 2019 recipient of Wonderfest's Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization.


Dan Werthimer


WHAT: Are We Alone?
WHO: Dan Werthimer, Chief Scientist, Berkeley SETI Research Center
WHERE: ONLINE: YouTube video Premiere + Zoom Q&A session
WHEN: Sept. 23, 2020
TIME: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM PT/7PM ET
HOW: https://www.youtube.com/user/tuckeroo11

This online event is produced in collaboration with the Berkeley Public Library.
YouTube video Premiere link and Zoom Q&A link to be provided soon.