Profile: adetsch

Personal background
I work in the Exhibits Department at UC Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS). I've been interested in the possibility of extraterrestrial life for as long as I can remember. That interest was further sparked when I got hooked on The X-Files and joined OBSSE - http://www.obsse.com - a tongue-in-cheek "religious order" dedicated to Dana Scully. When I'm not working at LHS, I teach skin care and makeup artistry with the best-selling brand of skin care and color cosmetics in the U.S. I believe that all intelligent life forms should take good care of their skin so I hope that if there are any ET's out there, they will check out my Web site - http://www.marykay.com/shopping - and realize how much we Earthlings can help them with their skin care and gift giving needs.
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
1. Since SETI and LHS are both part of UC Berkeley, I had heard about the SETI@home project, but I never took the time to find out how to download the software even though I was interested in participating. Eventually, I received an e-mail at work that had information about SETI@home, and I downloaded the program that day. I've been a Cruncher since March 22, 2001.

2. I run SET@home on my work computer for 3 reasons -- (1) I think that the project has merit because it gives all of us "little guys" the chance to participate in researching one of humankind's greatest scientific mysteries, (2) my computer might as well be doing something useful while I'm away from my desk, and (3) I think the screen saver is pretty and nice to look at when I just need to zone out for a few minutes in the middle of my work day. Actually, several of my co-workers have commented how much they like my SETI@home screen saver, and I just installed SETI@home on my supervisor's computer.

3. I'm a bit of an agnostic when it comes to extraterrestrial intelligence -- I not convinced that they're "out there" nor am I convinced that we're the only intelligent life in the universe. If there is intelligent life out there -- and I hope there is because it would seem like a waste to have such an incredible universe with only one planet hosting sentient beings -- then I think it's worth our while to go in search of it, through projects like SETI, further space exploration, and transmitting our own signal in the hope that "they" might find us. Yes, there could be danger, but there could also be incredible benefits. It's a gamble, and hopefully if we find intelligent life (or if they find us), we'll roll a seven and not snake eyes.
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