Please join us as we welcome, Dr. Jill Tarter of the SETI Institute! Dr. Tarter is an astronomer best-known for her work in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, her work in communicating the science of astrobiology, and as the basis for the character of Ellie Arroway in Carl Sagan's novel "Contact" (and the film of the same name starring Jodie Foster).

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