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  Episode Date: 11.7.20 Host: Maria Anna van Driel Guest: Dr. Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the SETI Institute   Show Notes: This week, The Next Truth’s Maria Anna van Driel speaks with Dr. Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California, and the director of the Institute’s Center for SETI Research about the secrets that exist in our Universe and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.   Seth has an undergraduate degree in physics from Princeton University and a doctorate in astronomy from the California Institute of Technology. For much of his career, Seth conducted radio astronomy research on galaxies and has published approximately 60 papers in professional journals. During more than a decade, he worked at the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute in Groningen, The Netherlands, using the Westerbork Radio Synthesis Telescope. He also founded and ran a company producing computer animation for TV.   Seth has been a distinguished speaker for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He was also chair of the International Academy of Astronautics’ SETI Permanent Committee for a decade.   Links: Seth’s Website The SETI Institute Facebook Twitter