Released: 29 September 2019
Duration: 49 minutes, 52 seconds
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Download Sofia's paper here: https://arxiv.org/abs/1908.02683
A conversation with SETI researcher Sofia Sheikh about how we
should evaluate technosignature search strategies. We cover three examples of technosignature searches and their relative advantages.Sofia Sheikh is a third-year graduate student at the Pennsylvania State University working with Dr. Jason Wright. She did her undergraduate work at the University of California, Berkeley, where she became involved with the Breakthrough Listen Initiative. Her work incorporates both theoretical approaches to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) and observational radio searches for technosignatures. She intends to be the first woman to complete a SETI PhD thesis.
Links
The Nine Axes of MeritSofia Sheik's Twitter Page
Andrew Siemion on SETI at the SKA
Breakthrough Listen
The Truth about Alien Megastructures
Sonar Calling GJ273B
Credits
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Music: DJ Spooky, Erika Lloyd, Jason Robinson
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