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Seti, the past, present and future

Seti, the past, present and future

Discovery
Jan 9, 2012 18 min
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<p>In the first of two programmes, the BBC's science reporter Jason Palmer, meets the researchers behind Seti, the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence and looks at the prospects for success in the face of funding issues and the sheer size of the task. </p><p>He talks to Seti's co-founder Frank Drake as well as its current active researchers, including Seth Shostak, Jill Tartar and Doug Vakoch.</p><p>(Image: Computer artwork of our solar system. Credit: Science Photo Library)</p>

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