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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15,2009 4:00 PMROOM 1-425

Refreshments at 3:30pm2nd floor outside room 1-425

("SETI"), and why it will failThe search for intelligent life in the Universe ("SETI"), and why it will fail

ABSTRACT

The union of space telescopes and interstellar space-ships guarantees

that if technological

extraterrestrial civilizations were nearby or common,

then someone

would have come here long ago. Thus, the prospects for

SETI are pretty dim.

TTTTHH

Professor Benjamin ZuckermanUniversity of California, Los Angeles