Name: ET is (probably) out there -- get ready
Uploaded: 2012-06-02T13:54:58Z
Duration: 18 min 23 s
Description: SETI researcher Seth Shostak bets that we will find extraterrestrial life in the next twenty-four years, or he'll buy you a cup of coffee. He explains why new technologies and the laws of probability make the breakthrough so likely -- and predicts how the discovery of civilizations far more advanced than ours might affect us here on Earth.

SETI researcher Seth Shostak bets that we will find extraterrestrial life in the next twenty-four years, or he'll buy you a cup of coffee. He explains why new technologies and the laws of probability make the breakthrough so likely -- and predicts how the discovery of civilizations far more advanced than ours might affect us here on Earth.

Seth Shostak: ET is (probably) out there -- get ready

ET is (probably) out there -- get ready

SETI's quest to find extraterrestrial intelligence is poised for a breakthrough within 24 years, leveraging exponential tech advances.

Every star likely harbors planets; with a billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy alone, the odds of life beyond Earth soar.

Discovering advanced alien civilizations could offer a glimpse into humanity's future, proving survival through technology is possible.