The space that we're looking through is nine-dimensional. If you build a mathematical model, the amount of searching that we've done in 50 years is equivalent to scooping one 8-ounce glass out of the Earth's ocean, looking and seeing if you caught a fish. No, no fish in that glass? Well, I don't think you're going to conclude that there are no fish in the ocean. You just haven't searched very well yet. That's where we are.
Ultimately, we actually all belong to only one tribe, to Earthlings. - Jill Tarter
Ultimately, we actually all belong to only one tribe, to Earthlings.
- Jill Tarter
The space that we're looking through is nine-dimensional. If you build a mathematical model, the amount of searching that we've done in 50 years is e… - Jill Tarter
The space that we're looking through is nine-dimensional. If you build a mathematical model, the amount of searching that we've done in 50 years is e…
The existence of life beyond Earth is an ancient human concern. Over the years, however, attempts to understand humanity's place in the cosmos throug… - Jill Tarter
The existence of life beyond Earth is an ancient human concern. Over the years, however, attempts to understand humanity's place in the cosmos throug…
In the future, will our technologies help stabilise or planet and population, leading to a very long lifetime for us? Or will we destroy our world an… - Jill Tarter
In the future, will our technologies help stabilise or planet and population, leading to a very long lifetime for us? Or will we destroy our world an…
The story of humans is the story of ideas that shine light into dark corners. - Jill Tarter
The story of humans is the story of ideas that shine light into dark corners.
SETI is a mirror, a mirror that can show ourselves from an extraordinary perspective and can help to trivialize the differences among us. - Jill Tarter
SETI is a mirror, a mirror that can show ourselves from an extraordinary perspective and can help to trivialize the differences among us.
We don't know how to identify intelligence over interstellar distances, so what we do instead is use technology for a proxy. - Jill Tarter
We don't know how to identify intelligence over interstellar distances, so what we do instead is use technology for a proxy.
Earlier generations of stars in the galaxy could well have had planets. But really, there was only hydrogen and helium to work with, so they'd all be… - Jill Tarter
Earlier generations of stars in the galaxy could well have had planets. But really, there was only hydrogen and helium to work with, so they'd all be…
Might it be the discovery of a distant civilization and our common cosmic origins that finally drives home the message of the bond among all humans. … - Jill Tarter
Might it be the discovery of a distant civilization and our common cosmic origins that finally drives home the message of the bond among all humans. …
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