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Jill Tarter: 30 Seconds On Why We Search For Aliens

Jill Tarter is an astronomer and the Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI Research at the SETI Institute in California. SETI stands for Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence and that's exactly what Jill's been doing for almost her entire professional life. Jill was the inspiration for Ellie, the main character in Carl Sagan's novel "Contact," portrayed by Jodie Foster in the novel's film adaptation
Season 2014 Episode 42 Length 00:50 Premiere: 06/05/14

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Season 2014 Episodes

Mae Jemison: Starship
S2014 E60 Length 01:24 Premiere Date 08/11/14

Mae Jemison: The Cosmic Dance
S2014 E59 Length 01:46 Premiere Date 08/06/14

Mae Jemison: 30S on When An Astronaut Visits Star Trek
S2014 E58 Length 00:46 Premiere Date 07/31/14

Mae Jemison: I Wanted To Go Into Space
S2014 E57 Length 02:25 Premiere Date 07/31/14

Janna Levin: Questions for the Novelist
S2014 E56 Length 00:59 Premiere Date 07/24/14

Janna Levin: What's So Funny About The Big Bang Theory?
S2014 E55 Length 00:57 Premiere Date 07/22/14

Janna Levin: I'm Still That Same Kid
S2014 E54 Length 02:49 Premiere Date 07/17/14

Janna Levin: 30 Seconds on Why We Should Care
S2014 E53 Length 00:45 Premiere Date 07/17/14

Barrington Irving: Barrington Was A Rolling Stone
S2014 E52 Length 00:50 Premiere Date 07/10/14

Barrington Irving: It's Priceless
S2014 E51 Length 02:50 Premiere Date 07/09/14

Barrington Irving: 30S on Flying Around the World Solo
S2014 E50 Length 00:44 Premiere Date 07/03/14

Barrington Irving: Got 30 Dollars in My Pocket
S2014 E49 Length 02:58 Premiere Date 07/03/14

Amy Cuddy: More Questions on Power Posing
S2014 E48 Length 01:00 Premiere Date 06/26/14

Amy Cuddy: I Can't Not Dance
S2014 E47 Length 01:34 Premiere Date 06/24/14

Amy Cuddy: Turning the Power Back On
S2014 E46 Length 03:31 Premiere Date 06/19/14

Amy Cuddy: 30 Seconds on Power Poses
S2014 E45 Length 00:37 Premiere Date 06/19/14

Jill Tarter: Carl's Turning Over In His Grave
S2014 E44 Length 01:46 Premiere Date 06/12/14

Jill Tarter: Carl Sagan Contacted Me
S2014 E43 Length 03:23 Premiere Date 06/10/14

Jill Tarter: 30 Seconds On Why We Search For Aliens
S2014 E42 Length 00:50 Premiere Date 06/05/14

Jill Tarter: Different Than the Other Sons
S2014 E41 Length 01:59 Premiere Date 06/05/14

Tom Scholz: Sound Machine
S2014 E40 Length 09:18 Premiere Date 05/29/14

Tom Scholz: One In A Million
S2014 E39 Length 03:16 Premiere Date 05/27/14

Tom Scholz: 30 Seconds on Guitar Solos
S2014 E38 Length 00:38 Premiere Date 05/22/14

Tom Scholz: The Start of It
S2014 E37 Length 03:43 Premiere Date 05/22/14

James Levine: Different Banks On The Same River
S2014 E36 Length 01:41 Premiere Date 05/01/14

James Levine: What Is This Guy Doing Here?
S2014 E35 Length 02:39 Premiere Date 04/29/14

James Levine: 30 Seconds on Sitting
S2014 E34 Length 00:39 Premiere Date 04/24/14

James Levine: "I Came Alive as a Person"
S2014 E33 Length 03:03 Premiere Date 04/24/14

Crystal Dilworth: Because Science
S2014 E32 Length 01:18 Premiere Date 04/17/14

Crystal Dilworth: Shoes
S2014 E31 Length 01:44 Premiere Date 04/15/14

Crystal Dilworth: Ballet, Neuroscience & A Man Eating Plant
S2014 E30 Length 03:00 Premiere Date 04/10/14

Crystal Dilworth: 30 Seconds on Teaching Dance to Scientists
S2014 E29 Length 00:49 Premiere Date 04/10/14

Geoff Tabin: The Invention Of Bungee Jumping
S2014 E28 Length 01:08 Premiere Date 04/03/14

Geoff Tabin: Wheeeeeeee!
S2014 E27 Length 02:40 Premiere Date 04/01/14

Geoff Tabin: 30 Seconds on Cataracts
S2014 E26 Length 00:45 Premiere Date 03/27/14

Geoff Tabin: Getting Sight Back
S2014 E25 Length 03:19 Premiere Date 03/27/14

Bill Nye: I Took Astronomy From Carl Sagan
S2014 E24 Length 02:00 Premiere Date 03/21/14

Bill Nye: A Whale of a Joke
S2014 E23 Length 00:46 Premiere Date 03/13/14

Bill Nye: Dancing With The Science Guy
S2014 E22 Length 02:39 Premiere Date 03/11/14

Bill Nye: Change The World
S2014 E21 Length 04:08 Premiere Date 03/06/14

Bill Nye: The Bow Tie Guy
S2014 E20 Length 01:33 Premiere Date 03/04/14

Bill Nye: 30 Seconds on Tying Bow Ties
S2014 E19 Length 00:46 Premiere Date 03/04/14

Kate Sweeny: Becoming Another Person
S2014 E18 Length 00:59 Premiere Date 02/27/14

Kate Sweeny: 30 Seconds on Belly Dancing
S2014 E17 Length 00:43 Premiere Date 02/26/14

Kate Sweeny: Waiting Is The Hardest Part
S2014 E16 Length 01:13 Premiere Date 02/25/14

Kate Sweeny: Shake Off Your Anxiety
S2014 E15 Length 03:39 Premiere Date 02/20/14

Kate Sweeny: 30 Seconds on Waiting
S2014 E14 Length 00:43 Premiere Date 02/20/14

Preetha Ram: What's the Dalai Lama Really Like?
S2014 E13 Length 01:08 Premiere Date 02/13/14

Preetha Ram: Hello Dalai
S2014 E12 Length 02:41 Premiere Date 02/11/14

Preetha Ram: #IgnitingTheSpark
S2014 E11 Length 02:13 Premiere Date 02/06/14

Preetha Ram: 30 Seconds on Teaching Teens & Monks
S2014 E10 Length 00:45 Premiere Date 02/05/14

Myron Rolle: "Football gave me a platform."
S2014 E9 Length 01:32 Premiere Date 01/30/14

Myron Rolle: The Road to Rhodes and Back Again
S2014 E8 Length 02:20 Premiere Date 01/28/14

Myron Rolle: Rolle With It
S2014 E7 Length 03:17 Premiere Date 01/23/14

Myron Rolle: 30 Seconds On Being A Medical Student
S2014 E6 Length 00:48 Premiere Date 01/23/14

Rudy Tanzi: Rudy and Deepak Turn On Your Genes
S2014 E5 Length 01:25 Premiere Date 01/16/14

Rudy Tanzi: A Scientist Gets Transcendent
S2014 E4 Length 00:59 Premiere Date 01/14/14

Rudy Tanzi: Dream On
S2014 E3 Length 03:18 Premiere Date 01/09/14

30 Second Science: Rudy Tanzi
S2014 E2 Length 00:44 Premiere Date 01/09/14

Steven Pinker: My Cousins The Baboons
S2014 E1 Length 01:21 Premiere Date 01/02/14

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