I share with Ed Wood a fondness for stock footage. There, I hope, the similarities end.
A Life’s Work blog has, at last count, 587 comments (since I reply to all comments, about half of them are mine). But many people are shy about leaving a comment on the blog but not so shy about leaving … Continued
I know you enjoy seeing clips of A Life’s Work, and this post has one, but first this. The Los Angeles Times recently ran an Op-Ed by Christopher Cokinos about the SETI Institute’s financial woes. These two paragraphs jumped out … Continued
Dear Filmmaker, Are you interviewing experts who are critical of your subjects’ work? If yes, who? If no, why not? N.E. Dear.N.E. This is an excellent question. I am not interviewing experts. I decided early on that though the projects … Continued
Did you hear Jill Tarter of the SETI Institute on NPR’s Fresh Air yesterday? If not, check out the interview. It’s well worth 25 minutes and 26 seconds of your life. I don’t know why it surprises me, but Fresh Air’s Dave … Continued
(Last week guest blogger Danielle Futselaar told us about how she came to be the graphic designer for the SETI Institute’s SETIcon II. I’m delighted that she took the time to write about her experience at the conference and share … Continued
(I’m thrilled that guest blogger Danielle Futselaar took time out from her very busy schedule to write the following post about her association with the SETI Institute. In her non-native tongue, no less. I met Danielle through the wonderful world … Continued
This weekend is SETIcon, and A Life’s Work’s little tribute to SETI continues with this clip of Jill Tarter. Here she speaks about Frank Drake (included in the clip below), who conducted the first SETI experiment in 1960. Drake , Philip … Continued
[This post originally appeared on October 16, 2009. The clip in this post is one of my favorite sections of the work in progress. The post is also a fave because of the comments it generated. I love the virtual … Continued
I saw Ridley Scott’s Prometheus the other day and in it there’s some talk of “belief.” What does scientist Shaw, the Noomi Rapace character, believe and what does she know? It reminded me of an exchange I had with Jill Tarter … Continued