Regina Barber

Okay, so this illustration, this equation comes from a man who kind of began what led to like modern SETI.

Okay, so this illustration, this equation comes from a man who kind of began what led to like modern SETI.

Oh, my gosh. Right? Okay, cool.

Oh, my gosh. Right? Okay, cool.

Oh, my gosh. Right? Okay, cool.

Okay, and since SETI has been efficiently operational, that's like 1985, we haven't found anything, right? But you mentioned that analogy that we've only searched the equivalent of a pint glass of water versus the ocean that is the entire sky.

Okay, and since SETI has been efficiently operational, that's like 1985, we haven't found anything, right? But you mentioned that analogy that we've only searched the equivalent of a pint glass of water versus the ocean that is the entire sky.

Okay, and since SETI has been efficiently operational, that's like 1985, we haven't found anything, right? But you mentioned that analogy that we've only searched the equivalent of a pint glass of water versus the ocean that is the entire sky.

Okay. That's not bad.

Okay. That's not bad.

Okay. That's not bad.

Yeah. Yeah. But you're an astronomer, right, that looks at stars, not radio signals. But you're working with SETI. So, like, how are we going to search more of the sky, like get more than a hot tub in an ocean of water?

Yeah. Yeah. But you're an astronomer, right, that looks at stars, not radio signals. But you're working with SETI. So, like, how are we going to search more of the sky, like get more than a hot tub in an ocean of water?

Yeah. Yeah. But you're an astronomer, right, that looks at stars, not radio signals. But you're working with SETI. So, like, how are we going to search more of the sky, like get more than a hot tub in an ocean of water?

OK, so there's even better technology on the horizon to make the search like even more comprehensive. I'm thinking of like the massive Vera Rubin telescope being built in Chile right now. How do you see this telescope impacting like how we look for life outside of Earth?

OK, so there's even better technology on the horizon to make the search like even more comprehensive. I'm thinking of like the massive Vera Rubin telescope being built in Chile right now. How do you see this telescope impacting like how we look for life outside of Earth?

OK, so there's even better technology on the horizon to make the search like even more comprehensive. I'm thinking of like the massive Vera Rubin telescope being built in Chile right now. How do you see this telescope impacting like how we look for life outside of Earth?

Yesterday being January 14th. Right.

Yesterday being January 14th. Right.

Yesterday being January 14th. Right.