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Discovering bacteria on Mars would be big news. But nothing would scratch our alien itch like making contact with intelligent life. Hear why one man is impatient for the discovery, and also about the new tools that may speed up the \u201ceureka\u201d moment. One novel telescope may help us find E.T. at home, by detecting the heat of his cities.\nAlso, the father of modern SETI research and how decoding the squeals of dolphins could teach us how to communicate with aliens.\nGuests:\n\u2022\xa0\xa0Lee Billings \u2013 Journalist and author of Five Billion Years of Solitude: The Search for Life Among the Stars\n\u2022\xa0\xa0Oliver Guyon \u2013 Optical physicist, astronomer, University of Arizona and Suburu telescope; 2012 McArthur Genius award winner\n\u2022\xa0\xa0Jeff Kuhn \u2013 Physicist, Institute for Astronomy in Honolulu, Colossus Telescope\n\u2022\xa0\xa0Frank Drake \u2013 Astronomer, SETI Institute\n\u2022\xa0\xa0Denise Herzing \u2013 Behavioral biologist and research director of the Wild Dolphin Project\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices