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CEO, Zorro Productions | SETI Theorist 🔭 Author of Reinventing SETI (Oxford University Press, Aug 2025) | The search for extraterrestrial intelligence needs a reboot. 🚀 https://linktr.ee/astrogertz
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"Days ago, the Administration’s nominee to lead NASA called for a “new golden age of science and discovery” at the agency. The proposed budget from within the White House — which cuts NASA science by 47% — would plunge NASA into a dark age instead." www.planetary.org/press-releas...

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Cuts to #science of >50% at NASA and >75% at NOAA would end US climate and space science research. NASA cuts are '...an "extinction level" event': arstechnica.com/space/2025/0... "At this funding level, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research is eliminated...": www.science.org/content/arti...

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1/ If aliens had landed, would the government really keep it secret? Let’s break it down. 🧵 #SETI #UFOs

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An international treaty will be key to humanity’s first contact with ET. But what should it include? Who gets to make decisions on behalf of humanity? What safeguards are needed?  What do you think an international treaty for first contact should look like? Drop your ideas below. Let’s discuss! 👇

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1/  📡 If we detected an alien signal today, should we respond?  Right now, there’s no plan. No process. No expert committee advising policymakers. No framework for a democratic decision.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

1/ Why should we care about SETI? Sure, aliens might help solve our problems with mind-blowingly advanced tech—but there’s much more we can also learn from contact. It's about understanding our universe, our origins, and whether we’re alone. 👽🔭 #SETI #Aliens

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

1/ SETI’s focus on electromagnetic signals has long been driven by the technology available to scientists like Frank Drake and Jill Tarter. But it’s time to rethink that approach. 🧵 📸: NRAO, NSF, and AUI

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

1/ 🌌 Excited about my forthcoming book, Reinventing SETI? While you wait for its release, I recommend reading these books as SETI primers. 📚 🧵

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

1/ What if ET’s probes are already here, judging our sitcoms and news broadcasts? 👽📡 After watching the news, will they destroy us for being such a wretched species that poses a danger to the peace-loving civilizations of the galaxy? 😬

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

1/ 🧵 In 1961, Ronald Bracewell proposed a hypothesis that would change our understanding of extraterrestrial life. He suggested that alien civilizations might be sending probes to explore our solar system. 🚀 #SETI

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

🚀 I’m thrilled to announce that the preorder link for my new book, Reinventing SETI, is live! 📚 This book reimagines how we search for extraterrestrial intelligence and offers a fresh approach to SETI. Don’t miss out—preorder now and be part of the new wave of thought in space research! 🔗👇

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

1/ 🚀 What Are ET Communication Nodes? 🌌
Advanced civilizations might use communication nodes—physical relays strung between around and between stars, forming the backbone of a vast galactic internet. 🛰️ #SETI

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