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pseticenter.bsky.social @pseticenter.bsky.social · Aug 22

Hike up Mt. Nittany

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pseticenter.bsky.social @pseticenter.bsky.social · Aug 22

Opening address

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pseticenter.bsky.social @pseticenter.bsky.social · Aug 22

Order of the Octopus photos

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pseticenter.bsky.social @pseticenter.bsky.social · Aug 22

Had a fantastic 4 days of SETI at the Third Penn State SETI Symposium!

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Jason Wright @astrowright.bsky.social · Aug 22

Proud adviser with a whole host of @pseticenter.bsky.social students, postdoc, and alumni!

Winter Parts, Olivia Curtis, @cayladedrick.bsky.social (honorary), Nick Tusay, @mhuston.bsky.social, Pinchen Fan, Evan Sneed, Sofia Sheikh, Lennon Nichol, and Arianna Nielsen.

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pseticenter.bsky.social @pseticenter.bsky.social · Apr 12

We are excited to announce registration and abstract submission for talks, posters, and breakout sessions are now open for the 2025 SETI Symposium at Penn State, August 18-21, 2025!

sites.psu.edu/setisymposiu...

Please help us spread the word and we hope to see you in State College!

The third SETI Symposium, presented by the Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center, will be hosted at the Penn Stater Hotel and Convention Center on August 18–21, 2025.

sites.psu.edu

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Daniel Brady Mills @danbmills.bsky.social · Feb 14

This work was a collaboration between @jmacalad.bsky.social, @adamfrank4.bsky.social, and @astrowright.bsky.social, and started as a series of conversations at the @pseticenter.bsky.social.

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Jenn Macalady @jmacalad.bsky.social · Feb 16

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... with @pseticenter.bsky.social @danbmills.bsky.social and Adam Frank

A reassessment of the “hard-steps” model for the evolution of intelligent life

Humans—and analogous life beyond Earth—may represent the probable outcome of biological and planetary coevolution.

www.science.org

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Daniel Brady Mills @danbmills.bsky.social · Feb 16

Had fun writing this with @jmacalad.bsky.social and @astrowright.bsky.social!

Jenn Macalady @jmacalad.bsky.social · Feb 16

Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted
theconversation.com/evolving-int...

Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted

Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability, a new study pushes back.

theconversation.com

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Jenn Macalady @jmacalad.bsky.social · Feb 16

Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted
theconversation.com/evolving-int...

Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted

Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability, a new study pushes back.

theconversation.com

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