G. Seth Shostak | |
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 Shostak in 2017 giving a talk at NASA's Langley Research Center | |
| Born | July 20, 1943 |
| Alma mater | Princeton (BA) California Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Known for | SETI research |
| Awards | Klumpke-Roberts Award (2004) Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization (2015) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, astronomy, science communication |
Seth Shostak (born July 20, 1943) is an American astronomer and author, and is currently the senior astronomer for the SETI Institute.[1][2][3]
Shostak hosts SETI's weekly radio show/podcast Big Picture Science, has played himself numerous times in TV and internet film dramas, and has acted in several science fiction films.
- ^ Shostak, Seth (21 May 2014). "Using Radio in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence" (PDF). US Congress. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-24. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ Kleineidam, Alina (21 May 2014). "Astronomers tell Congress they're almost certain ET exists". ABC News. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast 582 2016-09-03". Archived from the original on 2006-04-17. Retrieved 2016-09-05.