Julia and IEET contributor Massimo Pigliucci, talk about whether or not SETI is pseudoscience, real science, and/or worthwhile. Interesting discussion pulled from the archives and published on November 6, 2011.
Is the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or SETI, solid science, pseudoscience, or something else, as Massimo argues in his book "Nonsense on Stilts"? What are the theoretical foundations and empirical evidence that justify a multi-decade research program, and what are its chances of succeeding? Have we learned anything thanks to SETI? Also, if the universe is infinite, what problems does this pose for utilitarian ethics?
Julia and IEET contributor Massimo Pigliucci, talk about whether or not SETI is pseudoscience, real science, and/or worthwhile. Interesting discussion pulled from the archives and published on November 6, 2011.
Is the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or SETI, solid science, pseudoscience, or something else, as Massimo argues in his book "Nonsense on Stilts"? What are the theoretical foundations and empirical evidence that justify a multi-decade research program, and what are its chances of succeeding? Have we learned anything thanks to SETI? Also, if the universe is infinite, what problems does this pose for utilitarian ethics?
http://rationallyspeakingpodcast.org/show/rs47-seti.html