Seth Shostak
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Seth Shostak (born July 20, 1943) is an American astronomer. He earned his physics degree from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in astronomy from the California Institute of Technology.
He is the Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, and the 2004 winner of the Klumpke-Roberts Award awarded by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of astronomy.
Before his involvement with SETI research, he used radio telescopes in the USA and the Netherlands, searching for clues to the ultimate fate of the universe by analyzing galaxy motion. While working at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, in his spare time he also founded and ran a computer animation company called DIGIMA.
He hosts the SETI Institute's radio program Are We Alone?. Each week, Shostak interviews guests about the latest scientific research on a variety of topics: cosmology, physics, genetics, paleontology, evolutionary biology and astrobiology, and once a month hosts "Skeptical Sunday", a show focused on debunking pseudo-science, U.F.O.s and practices such as astrology and dowsing. Are We Alone? is available for download at the SETI Institute's website and through podcasts.
His hobbies include photography, filmmaking, and electronics.
Shostak presented twelve 30-minute lectures on audio-tape and video titled "The Search for Intelligent Life in Space" for the Teaching Company in 1999.
He has been an observer for Project Phoenix (SETI) as well as an active participant in various international forums for SETI research.
He is also Chair of the International Academy of Astronautics SETI Permanent Study Group.
[edit] Bibliography
- Life in the Universe, Jeffrey O. Bennett, Bruce Jakosky and Seth Shostak, 1980, ISBN 0-385-28458-6.
- Sharing the Universe: Perspectives on Extraterrestrial Life, Seth Shostak, foreword by Frank Drake 1998, ISBN 0-9653774-3-1.
- Cosmic Company: The Search for Life in the Universe, Seth Shostak, Alex Barnett, 2003, ISBN 0-521-82233-5.
- Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence 2009, ISBN 1426203926.
[edit] External links
- SETI Institute Homepage
- "Are We Alone?" Radio Show
- Links to Articles By Seth Shostak and other members of the SETI Institute
- Bio of Seth Shostak
