The Poetry of Reality

The Poetry of Reality is the fifth installment in the Symphony of Science music video series. It features 12 scientists and science enthusiasts, including Michael Shermer, Jacob Bronowski, Carl Sagan, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Richard Dawkins, Jill Tarter, Lawrence Krauss, Richard Feynman, Brian Greene, Stephen Hawking, Carolyn Porco, and PZ Myers, promoting science through words of wisdom.

Jill Tarter makes her wish at TED

SETI's Jill Tarter was the recipient of this years TED prize! You'll hear a little about it from her in our latest program, "A Man, A Planet, A Tenal: Panama!", and you can watch her full speech in the above video.

Jill's plan: To assemble a group of engineers to create a system to facilitate mass collaboration over the web and incorporate innovative data processing methods, including the ability to input alternative search algorithms. The aim would be to tap into the power of open-source initiatives, to globalize the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence and empower a new generation of SETI enthusiasts. The launch of this new system would be backed with a major storytelling and awareness campaign whose goal is to inspire millions to participate.

NOVA ScienceNow

Don't forget to watch Seth and Jill Tarter on NOVA's ScienceNOW program Wednesday, July 23rd. Check your local listings for the air time in your area.

Check out that snazzy convertible that Seth is driving!

Watch a preview of the show here - click on the "Watch a preview" link (Seth and Jill are on after the leeches...)

And a dispatch by Seth: "Eavesdropping on E.T."

Need a Second Life?

Visit the Star Trek Museum in Second Life (http://www.secondlife.com), and experience the show in a new way. You can sit in the outdoor pavilion and listen to the current show while watching a slide show with SETI Institute images (taken by Seth and me) as shown in the first image, or view videos (including Seth and Jill Tarter) on the big screen in the drydock, as pictured in the second image.

We're planning to add more videos soon, so check back at the museum frequently!

And our thanks to the curators of the Star Trek Museum for hosting our stuff, and for all of their help!


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