When should we listen for alien signals? Scientists turn to game theory

Game Theory Helps SETI Search for Alien Civilizations

SETI can be more effective the more the targets in the search are refined. SETI's newest survey effort uses game theory to inform its search. It's based on the idea that other ETIs would almost certainly use the transit method to detect habitable worlds like Earth.

Astronomers find new way to work out when aliens would contact us

Work uses game theory to try and understand when would be the right time to

When should we listen for alien signals? Scientists turn to game theory

Finding a signal from an extraterrestrial civilization takes more than just pointing a telescope in the right direction. We may also need to listen at exactly the right time.

When Should We Listen for Alien Signals? SETI Institute Scientists Turn to Game Theory.

. Using game theory and the Allen Telescope Array, researchers are testing whether extraterrestrial civilizations might choose a predictable moment to contact Earth. Finding a signal from an extraterrestrial […]