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Seth Shostak Quotes: "If this is the only planet on which not only life, but intelligent life, has arisen, that would be very unusual."

If this is the only planet on which not only life, but intelligent life, has arisen, that would be very unusual.



Seth Shostak Quotes: "Our brains are wired to interpret shapes as faces and bodies. That's why people see the Virgin Mary in the clouds or even in cheese sandwiches. It's your cytoplasm, not some strange ectoplasm."

Our brains are wired to interpret shapes as faces and bodies. That's why people see the Virgin Mary in the clouds or even in cheese sandwiches. It's your cytoplasm, not some strange ectoplasm.




Seth Shostak Quotes: "The search for extra-terrestrial life is a failure until that moment when it suddenly becomes a success."

The search for extra-terrestrial life is a failure until that moment when it suddenly becomes a success.



Seth Shostak Quotes: "Despite the impression you may have from watching too much TV, movies are not about reproducing reality. Theyre about telling stories."

Despite the impression you may have from watching too much TV, movies are not about reproducing reality. Theyre about telling stories.




Seth Shostak Quotes: "No heating system can deliver perfectly uniform temperatures throughout a house, and drafts can magnify the perceived difference in temperatures. Try walking around with a thermometer."

No heating system can deliver perfectly uniform temperatures throughout a house, and drafts can magnify the perceived difference in temperatures. Try walking around with a thermometer.



Seth Shostak Quotes: "If you still believe that aliens would travel hundreds of light years to carve temporary graffiti in our wheat, then your imagination is one of the seven wonders of the world, and should be bronzed."

If you still believe that aliens would travel hundreds of light years to carve temporary graffiti in our wheat, then your imagination is one of the seven wonders of the world, and should be bronzed.



Seth Shostak Quotes: "It bears mentioning that the Milky Way is only one of 150 billion galaxies visible to our telescopes - and each of these will have its own complement of planets."

It bears mentioning that the Milky Way is only one of 150 billion galaxies visible to our telescopes - and each of these will have its own complement of planets.




Seth Shostak Quotes: "Everything you see is filtered through your visual system (imperfect) and your brain (also imperfect, despite what your mom told you). Witness testimony is the worst kind of evidence in science."

Everything you see is filtered through your visual system (imperfect) and your brain (also imperfect, despite what your mom told you). Witness testimony is the worst kind of evidence in science.



Seth Shostak Quotes: "Typically, only about 2 percent of the American populace tunes in to PBS's 'Nova' series - the most successful science show on the tube. 'Survivor' and 'X Factor' get twice the ratings."

Typically, only about 2 percent of the American populace tunes in to PBS's 'Nova' series - the most successful science show on the tube. 'Survivor' and 'X Factor' get twice the ratings.



Seth Shostak Quotes: "A practical way to travel between the stars is a must-have for space opera, and a sine qua non for our frequently vaunted future as a galactic society."

A practical way to travel between the stars is a must-have for space opera, and a sine qua non for our frequently vaunted future as a galactic society.



Seth Shostak Quotes: "The space elevator's not just another competitive technology, promoted by people who simply like the idea of diminishing the luster of the thrusters. It would open wide the doors to space."

The space elevator's not just another competitive technology, promoted by people who simply like the idea of diminishing the luster of the thrusters. It would open wide the doors to space.



Seth Shostak Quotes: "We can never prove that we're alone in the universe. But the Allen Telescope Array could prove that we're not."

We can never prove that we're alone in the universe. But the Allen Telescope Array could prove that we're not.