In just the last 10 years, we have learned that planets are ubiquitous and that so-called habitable-zone Earth-like worlds may number in the tens of billions in the Milky Way galaxy alone. The statistical probability that life has only emerged on one small and insignificant planet around a very ordinary star is zero! But - we have yet to find definitive proof. And yet the search for life beyond Earth is more than just an exercise in human curiosity. It is also an opportunity to discover ourselves in the process, to understand where we fit in, how we got here, and why we even exist. SETI Institute CEO Bill Diamond will describe the science behind the search for life beyond Earth and why it matters to humankind and indeed to all life on our own planet.
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