Jill Tarter
SETI Scientist | Artificial Intelligence & Environmental Futures
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Jill Tarter is a pioneering astrophysicist who has dedicated her career to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). As the former Director of the Center for SETI Research, she played a leading role in the development of cutting-edge technologies for detecting signals from alien civilizations.
Tarter's work has been featured in the acclaimed book and film Contact, sparking global fascination with the possibility of life beyond Earth. Her keynotes explore how AI and emerging technologies will shape our environmental future, offering visionary perspectives on humanity's place in the cosmos.
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The SETI Institute's Jill Tarter makes her TED Prize wish: to accelerate our search for cosmic company. Using a growing array of radio telescopes, she and her team listen for patterns that may be a sign of intelligence elsewhere in the universe.
Starmus Festival
Starmus Festival
Starmus Festival
Starmus Festival
Breakthrough Discuss
CSICon
Starmus Festival
Breakthrough Discuss
Starmus Festival
The Final Frontier: Renewing America's Space Program
Starmus Festival
IAU 26th General Assembly
| Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Starmus Festival×7 | 2025, 2022, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2011 | La Palma, SpainYerevan, ArmeniaZurich, SwitzerlandTrondheim, NorwayTenerife, Spain |
| Breakthrough Discuss×2 | 2017, 2016 | Stanford, CA |
| CSICon | 2016 | Las Vegas, NV |
| The Final Frontier: Renewing America's Space Program | 2014 | Washington, DC |
| TED | 2009 | 🇺🇸Long Beach, United States |
| IAU 26th General Assembly | 2006 | Prague |
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