SETI Institute: A Silicon Valley nonprofit advancing astrobiology, SETI, and public outreach

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SETI Institute is a nonprofit research organization that aims to understand how life and intelligence originated and could be common in the universe through research, education, and public engagement, led by Tom Pierson and Jill Tarter with about 100 scientists and a broad staff, using facilities like the Allen Telescope Array and projects such as InVADER, CAMS, and COSMIC, guided by the Drake Equation and sharing findings through journals, programs, and public events.

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SETI Institute is a Silicon Valley nonprofit uniting scientists, engineers, educators, and communicators to study the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence through research (planetary science, exobiology, and SETI with facilities such as the Allen Telescope Array, the Very Large Array, and LaserSETI) and education and public-engagement programs, founded by Tom Pierson and Jill Tarter near NASA Ames and guided by a Board of Directors, a Science Council, and an Emeritus Board with roughly 100 scientists, pursuing projects like InVADER, CAMS, and COSMIC, while expanding education through SETI 101, NCCN, AAA, and outreach via Big Picture Science and an artist-in-residence program, using the Drake Equation as a framework for estimating communicating civilizations, presenting Drake Awards (including Lori Marino) and initiatives like the Discovery and Futures Lab, with notable figures such as Carl Sagan, Lucian Walkowicz, Nathalie Cabrol, Simon Steel, and Bill Diamond, funded by NASA, NSF, foundations, and private donors, and regularly publishing journals, newsletters, and media updates.