OMG I was crazy about SETI growing up, and actually I still am! I had the SETI screensaver installed on all of my family’s computers so that it would crunch signal data while the screensaver ran. We never did find any signs of intelligent life via the SETI screensaver, or in my family for that matter, but it was a lot of fun to dream about alien civilizations.
Now the SETI Institute has received a $200 million donation to seek out evidence of alien life. I’m not going to listen to the naysayers who think we should focus on helping people here on planet Earth first instead of searching for aliens that are probably not even out there. There are countless inventions that have been made as a result of our country’s investment in space, and I for one am all for investing in SETI.
SETI Institute gets $200 million to seek out evidence of alien life