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Seth Shostak

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Born July 20, 1943 · Arlington County, Virginia, USA

Biography

Seth Shostak is an American astronomer and author, and is currently the senior astronomer for the SETI Institute. Shostak hosts SETI's weekly radio show/podcast Big Picture Science, has played himself numerous times in TV and internet film dramas, and has acted in several science fiction films.

Awards & recognition

  • Carl Sagan PrizeScience Popularization · 2015
  • Klumpke-Roberts Award · 2004
  • Fellow of the CommitteeSkeptical Inquiry

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