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Where Are We In The Quest To Find Alien Life? - Short Wave

Where Are We In The Quest To Find Alien Life? - Short Wave

Update: 2025-01-22
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Around the turn of the century, 3.8 million people banded together in a real-time search for aliens — with screensavers. It was a big moment in a century-long concerted search for extraterrestrial intelligence. So far, alien life hasn't been found. But for people like astronomer James Davenport, that doesn't mean the hunt is worthless — or should be given up.

No, according to James, the search is only getting more exciting as new technology opens up a whole new landscape of possibilities. So today on the show: The evolving hunt for alien life.

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Where Are We In The Quest To Find Alien Life? - Short Wave

Where Are We In The Quest To Find Alien Life? - Short Wave