Skeptic Check: Aliens - The Evidence

Published: Sept. 25, 2017, 3:48 p.m.

b'Once again the aliens have landed \\u2026 in theaters.\\xa0It\\u2019s no spoiler to say that the latest cinematic sci-fi,\\xa0Arrival, involves extraterrestrials visiting Earth.\\xa0\\nBut for some folks, the film\\u2019s premise is hardly shocking.\\xa0They\\u2019re convinced that the aliens have already come.\\xa0But is there any proof that aliens are here now or that they landed long ago to, for example, help build the Egyptian pyramids?\\nMeanwhile, SETI scientists are deploying their big antennas in an effort to establish that extraterrestrials exist far beyond Earth.\\nFind out why \\u2013 even if E.T. is out there \\u2013 one scientist says making contact is a long shot, while another pioneering scientist involved in SETI remains hopeful\\xa0\\u2026 and could aliens be responsible for the peculiar behavior of two star systems now making the news?\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nBen Radford\\u2013\\xa0Research Fellow with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and managing editor of \\u201cSkeptical Inquirer Science Magazine\\u201d\\n\\n\\nPaul Davies\\u2013\\xa0Physicist, Director of the Beyond Center at Arizona State University, and author of\\xa0The Eerie Silence: Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence\\n\\n\\n\\nJill Tarter\\u2013\\xa0Scientist, Board member, and Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI, SETI Institute\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'