by Pinchen Fan | May 6, 2024 | Seminar
Benji Fields January 25, 2024 Zoom recording Abstract: I outline an archival search for lasers from 2,821 stars, and an active followup investigation into the most interesting technosignature candidate we’ve found. After searching for statistically significant narrow...
by Pinchen Fan | Dec 7, 2023 | Seminar
Niklas Döbler January 18. 2024 Zoom recording Abstract: SETI needs an Other. Without them, it would be utterly senseless. However, what do we know about them? Nothing. We are dealing with an idea, a hunch. This talk explores the mechanism of constructing the Other. It...
by Pinchen Fan | Dec 7, 2023 | Seminar
Matías Suazo December 7, 2023 Zoom recording Abstract: The quest for finding intelligent extraterrestrial life has captivated humanity for a long time, and various strategies have been developed to search for signs of advanced civilizations. One approach involves...
by Pinchen Fan | Nov 19, 2023 | Seminar
Sara Seager November 16, 2023 Zoom recording Abstract: Waste gas products from technological civilizations may accumulate in an exoplanet atmosphere to detectable levels. We propose nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) as ideal technosignature...
by Pinchen Fan | Nov 19, 2023 | Seminar
Nick Tusay November 9, 2023 Zoom recording Abstract: The newly refurbished The Allen Telescope Array uses beam-forming within its primary field of view for SETI observations in an effort to discriminate between local radio frequency interference (RFI) and signals...
by Pinchen Fan | Nov 19, 2023 | Seminar
Jason Wright November 2, 2023 Zoom recording Abstract: I apply the thermodynamics of radiation to Dyson spheres as machines that do work or computation, and examine their observational consequences. I identify four properties of Dyson spheres that complicate typical...
