Uploaded May 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Why are so many smart people interested in finding alien intelligence...and where should we look for them?

*Links for the Curious*

"Search for Artificial Stellar Sources of Infrared Radiation," by Freeman Dyson - science.sciencemag.org/content/131/3414/1667

"How Japan Plans to Build an Orbital Solar Farm," by Susumu Sasaki - spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/solar/how-japan-plans-to-build-an-orbital-solar-farm

The SETI Institute YouTube Channel (Very Highly Recommended!) - youtube.com/user/setiinstitute

"Frontiers in Artifact SETI: Waste Heat, Alien Megastructures & Tabbys Star," by Jason Wright - youtube.com/watch?v=XEDR-G2EDRM