<p>Jill Tarter has spent her career on a question she may never solve: are we alone in the universe? We talk to Dr. Tarter as well as the science journalist <a href="http://www.sarahscoles.com/">Sarah Scoles</a>, author of the new book Making Contact: Jill Tarter and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.</p>

Jill Tarter has spent her career on a question she may never solve: are we alone in the universe? We talk to Dr. Tarter as well as the science journalist Sarah Scoles, author of the new book Making Contact: Jill Tarter and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.

<p>Jill Tarter has spent her&nbsp;career on&nbsp;a question she may&nbsp;never solve: are we alone in the universe? We talk to Dr. Tarter as well as&nbsp;the science journalist&nbsp;<a href="http://www.sarahscoles.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sarah Scoles</a>, author of&nbsp;the new book&nbsp;Making Contact: Jill Tarter and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.</p>

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