I am a plant ecologist living in Boulder Colorado. I do vegetation related environmental consulting in the Rocky Mountain region. I am astounded by the amount of computer time that has been used to analyze these data. It is important to use our senses to be aware of the real world and universe. This effort at least means we are listening.
SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.