Questions to ask Dr. Tarter

• Are we sure we could recognize an artifical signal from the background noise of the Universe?

• Are cell phones and satellites interfering with radio astronomy and is this problem getting worse?

• What is the SKA and how will it be funded? (she might talk about this)
• Should SETI be government funded or is it better funded in the private sector (as it is now).

• Is it better to do targetted searches or better to do random searches?

• How does the discovery of extra-solar planets help SETI?

• If you could build you dream SETI detection machine, what would it be?

• Does the established scientific community think SETI is a waste of time and resources?

• Is it likely that a signal has actually been received by our equipment but we haven't recognized it due to lack of processing power?

• In your most optimistic view, when do you think we will detect the first signal (10 years, 100 years, 1000 years?)

• Could other aliens receive our signals (from TV or military radar?)