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Seth Shostak (born July 20, 1943) is an American astronomer, currently Senior Astronomer and Director, Center for SETI research.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.seti.org/seti-institute/about-seti/senior-management )〕 ==Biography== Shostak grew up in Arlington, VA〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.usasciencefestival.org/theniftyfiftybios )〕 and earned his B.S. in physics from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in astrophysics from the California Institute of Technology.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.seti-inst.edu/about-us/staff/shostak-seth.php )〕 Since 2001, he has been Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to “explore, understand and explain the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe”. SETI Institute, located in Mountain View, California, employs over 50 researchers that study all aspects of the search for life, its origins, the environment in which life develops, and its ultimate fate. Dr Shostak is an active participant in the Institute’s observation programs and has been hosting SETI's weekly radio show ''Big Picture Science'' since 2002. Each week, Shostak interviews guests about the latest scientific research on a variety of topics: cosmology, physics, genetics, paleontology, evolutionary biology and astrobiology. ''Big Picture Science'' is distributed on the Public Radio Satellite System and the Public Radio Exchange and is available for download at the SETI Institute's website and through podcasts. Shostak also hosts the monthly "Skeptic Check" show focused on debunking pseudo-science, U.F.O.s and practices such as astrology and dowsing.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://radio.seti.org/pages/about_the_show )〕 In 2010, he was elected as a Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and is the Chair of the International Academy of Astronautics SETI Permanent Study Group. He has published four books, nearly 300 popular articles on astronomy, technology, film and television and gives frequent talks to both young and adult audiences. Before his involvement with SETI research, he used radio telescopes in the USA and the Netherlands, searching for clues to the ultimate fate of the universe by analyzing galaxy motion. In 1999, he produced twelve 30-minute lectures on audio-tape and video titled "The Search for Intelligent Life in Space" for The Teaching Company. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seth Shostak」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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