March 19, 2001: SETI - Dr. Seth Shostak

Art Bell welcomes Dr. Seth Shostak of the SETI Institute, fresh from a research run at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. Shostak describes the search process, including how the system monitors 28 million channels across two polarizations to detect narrow-band signals that could indicate an extraterrestrial transmitter. He recounts a brief moment of excitement during the latest run when a signal turned out to be an orbiting satellite, a common source of false alarms. The discussion turns… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/march-19-2001-seti-dr-seth-shostak