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okayimagineyoureatthebeach

inordertofigureout

iftherearefishingtheocean

youdidntemptyglassintothewater

andlookinsidenofishintheglass

welltheremustbenofishintheocean

nottoologicalisit

butthatsexactlythetypeofreasoningthatsplalaggeddoctorjailharderforyearsastronomersliketterbegansearchingforalienintelligenceinourgalaxy

aboutfourdecadesago

inthatfortyyearstheyveonlymanagedtosearchonethousandstarsystems

onethousandglassesofwater

whileanunexloredcoasscoceanlayedrightinfrontofthem

fortyyearsneedstobeputinthecontextofhowbigtheuniverseishowenormousthiscosmiccasestackisthatweretryingtosearchthrough

andsowevejustbegundoctorcarterknowsalittlesomethingaboutsetithesearchforextraterrestrialintelligenceshesinastronomer

andthecurrentdirectorofthecenterforsetiresearchinmountainbiocaliforniacharterlikemanysettscicitistswasdrawnintothesearchbytheearlyworkofastronomer

frankdrakdrarakelookedatthemakeupofgalalxy

andcreatedanequationtodeterminethelikelihood

thatotherintelligentlifeexistsbyfactoryinvariableslikethefractionofstarswithorbitingplanets

thepercentageofplanets

theygoontodevelopintelligentlife

andthelengthoftime

thatanintelligentracelastdrakesequationmadeitclear

scientiticallytheoddsareprettygood

thatwearenotalone

butifyourehuntingforetwouldhestartwhatwouldthesignofatechnicallysophisticatedalienculturelooklikeit

couldlooksomethinglikethis

televisioninradiosignalslikethisareexamplesofartificiallyfocusedelectormagneticwavesandwebeenleakingthemintospaceforovereightyyearsthatmeansanyplanetwithineightylightyearsofearthisreceivingthemsignalslikethisaresimpletogenerateanduseandcarrywellovervastdistances

thatswhysettyscientistsbelievealienculturesmightbeleaguingthemjustlikeweareinnineteenseventysevennine

nineasyounggradudustudentjillharterjoinedthehuntfortheseteletailsignals

iwassoenfrauledbytheideathatilivedinthefirstgenerationeverofhumanbeingsthatcouldtryandanswerthearewealonequestionbydoinganexperimentratherthanjustaskingthepriestinthephilosophers

whattheybelievedbytheearlyninethousandtyninetieswithnasasafundingcharterwasheadingupthesearchatthelargestfacilityintheworld

theerasebooradiotelescopeinquterekocharterbecametheposterchildforsettingevenhollywoodembractercarterisgenerallythoughttobetheinspirationforLIarowaythecharacterplaplayedjojodiefosterintheclassicsciencefictionmaybecontact

itseemedthegoldenageoftcityhadarrivedtheninonethousandhundredandninetythreecongressabruptlyshutoffallfederalcityfunding

butthatwasnttheendtodaynearlyfifteenyearslatersomethingbigishappeninginthisremotevalleynearhatcreekcaliforniasedieslookmaybeabouttochangetheseradiotelescopedishessignalledthebeginningofwhatmanybelievewillbeassetirenaiszon

ifthereistobeabreakthrough

thenewlandtelescopearrayisthebestbetthereversalofsetitysfortunehaslargelybeenmadepossiblebyatwentyfivemilliondollargrantfrompaulallenoneofthefoundersofmicrosoftonoctober

eletotwothousandsevenallenpushedthesilverbuttonbringingthefirstfortytworadiodishesonline

whencompletedtheallentelescopearratewillconsistofthreehundredandfiftyseparatedishestogether

theycanoperateasasinglevertualdishovertwentysevenhundredfeetacrossmakingitoneofthelargestandmostsensitiveradiotelescopesintheworld

itwillbethefascisttooleverbuilttohunforsignalsoftheextraterrestorialintelligence