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| Personal background |
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I am the systems administrator for a small real estate company in Los Angeles. I've always had an interest in computers and technology, and I've always had an interest in science. I'm 24 years old and just starting my professional life. I've got a degree in History from a university in Northern California. I like to read books, study history, tweak my computers, and eat. :)
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| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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I do believe extra-terrestrial life exists. However, I don't believe in all the Roswell/UFO conspiracy stuff. If 'they' do exist, the vastness of space, the difficulty in traversing space (especially with regards to relativity), and the expenses associated with space travel nearly make it impossible to do long range space exploration. I admit, technology may make it possible, but our current knowledge indicates there is no getting around the universal physics that hamper such travel.
I think along the lines of Sagan and Drake who note that the cheapest and fastest way for civilizations throughout our galaxy to communicate or note other existing technological societies is through cheap radio waves. Advanced civilizations probably exist in this universe, and are probably MUCH older than our own. We've only been broadcasting radiation for about 80 years now, and there are star systems similar to ours that are much older. This means that much more advanced civilizations may exist and that they understand the evolution of planetary civilizations and understand that radio waves are the best way to detect other societies.
I do believe we should transmit beacons with information about ourselves continuously. Such information could include math equations we have difficulty solving, prime number sets so as to establish a universal language, and possible our location relative to the center of the Milkly Way. I don't think aliens would be hostile, despite Hollywood's attempts to the contrary.
I run SETI@Home because it is exciting and it is a way for me to participate in this most exciting time in human history. I may be part of something big, life changing, world changing. And the science behind radio astronomy is simply fascinating.
SETI@Home really excited me when it came out over 2 years ago, and I've been a dedicated SETI cruncher ever since.
I'm hoping someday we'll be able to scan the southern hemisphere skies, and I'm hoping SETI@home will continue for a long time past its original plan. |
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