10 videos to change your life #7: Why the search for alien intelligence matters

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If some of the things that Jill says reminds you of a character from 'Contact', there's a reason. She said them first. I think the greatest thing is that, as the years have passed, the aims of SETI have become less a matter of plausibility than a matter of time. The universe is just too big for us to be alone, but quite big enough to make the search arduous. But it gets easier every year.

Jill Tarter: Why the search for alien intelligence matters

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