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- 1SETI podcast explores what whales and dolphins reveal about alien intelligenceโWhat can whales and dolphins teach us about intelligence in the universe? ๐๐ On the SETI Live podcast, Bill Diamond talk
On the SETI Live podcast, SETI Institute executive Bill Diamond speaks with Dr. Lori Marino, recipient of the 2026 Drake Award, about animal intelligence and brain evolution. Marino, a specialist in whale and dolphin cognition, argues that studying non-human minds on Earth can shape how scientists think about intelligence elsewhere in the universe. The conversation covers dolphin and whale brains, what intelligence means beyond humans, and the search for extraterrestrial minds.
- 2SETI Institute welcomes three new postdoctoral fellowsโPRESS RELEASE From viruses and genomes to habitable environments and the birthplaces of planets, three new postdoctoral
The SETI Institute has announced the arrival of three new postdoctoral researchers: L. Felipe Benites, named a Mino Fellow, and Genesis Berlanga and Dingshan Deng, named Frank Drake Fellows. Their work spans viruses and genomes, habitable environments, and the birthplaces of planets, reflecting the institute's broad astrobiology and astronomy research agenda.
- 3SETI scientist to explore why alien signals may go unnoticedโWould we recognize an extraterrestrial signal if we found one? ๐ก Tomorrow, join SETI Institute scientist Dr. Vishal Gajj
The SETI Institute is hosting a talk by scientist Dr. Vishal Gajjar with ScienceKind titled 'The Great Radio Silence in the Age of AI'. The discussion will examine whether humanity would actually recognize an extraterrestrial signal if one arrived, how potential signals could escape traditional search methods, and how artificial intelligence is being used to rethink the search for alien life.