Breakthrough Listen: Grand New Search for ET, Oct 17
The Breakthrough Prize Foundation has committed $100 Million to UC Berkeley and other institutions for the most comprehensive Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) ever conducted. Chief Scientist of Berkeley SETI, Dan Werthimer, will describe the rationale for past and future searches, and will show how new technologies are revolutionizing SETI.
- WHAT: Breakthrough Listen: Grand New Search for ET
- WHO: Dan Werthimer, Chief Scientist, UC Berkeley SETI
- WHEN: 7:30 pm, Saturday, October 17, 2015
- WHERE: Cushing Memorial Amphitheater, Mount Tamalpais State Park <http://goo.gl/maps/iRRFR
> - HOW: Admission is FREE. Bring a flashlight, and, just in case, wear warm clothes in layers. If bad weather threatens, call 415-455-5370 after 4pm. This event is presented in collaboration with Mount Tamalpais State Park, Friends of Mt. Tam, San Francisco Amateur Astronomers, and the Mt. Tam Astronomy Programs.
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- WHY: Because we’re curious creatures.
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