Douglas Vakoch
Douglas Vakoch, Ph.D., is President of METI International, a nonprofit research and educational organization dedicated to transmitting intentional signals to nearby stars, as well as fostering sustainability of human civilization on multigenerational timescales—a prerequisite for a project that could take centuries or millennia to succeed. Dr. Vakoch is a frequent science commentator on television programs that explore astrobiology - the hunt for life in the cosmos, including the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). His expertise includes space exploration, the societal impact of science, COVID-19, and environmental threats to humanity's long-term survival. He has published more than two dozen books covering the search for life beyond Earth, COVID-19, the psychology of space exploration, transgender studies, ecofeminism, sustainability, and science fiction.
Latest articles by Douglas Vakoch
NASA's mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds
By Douglas Vakoch published
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, headed to Jupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa in October 2024, will carry a laser-etched message that celebrates humanity’s connection to water.
Earth Speaks: New Project Collects Messages to the Cosmos
By Douglas Vakoch published
SETI is collecting global messages for a possible reply to extraterrestrial signals.
Writing for an Extraterrestrial Audience
By Douglas Vakoch published
College students wrote messages to intelligent life on other worlds.
A Shadow of Ourselves
By Douglas Vakoch published
Should we reply to an alien message, and if so, what we should say?
How We Present Ourselves to Aliens
By Douglas Vakoch published
What can a young civilization say in an interstellar exchange?
Setting SETI's Sights II: Abodes for Life?
By Douglas Vakoch published
With the latest discovery of a “Super-Earth” around a dim, red star 15 light years from Earth, SETI scientists have been pondering the implications for their search for intelligence on other worlds.
Setting SETI's Sights: Latest Planet Discovery Suggests New Targets
By Douglas Vakoch published
SETI scientists are taking notice of the latest discovery of a "Super-Earth" beyond the solar system as they fine-tune their list of stars to target in their search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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