The real 'Project Hail Mary': Looking for E.T.
From Fiction Science by Alan Boyle
March 10, 2026 · 23 min
About this episode
Seth Shostak discusses the connections between the fictional narrative of 'Project Hail Mary' and the actual search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
SETI astronomer Seth Shostak talks about the parallels between the alien connection in "Project Hail Mary" and the real-world search for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence.
People in this episode
Host: Alan Boyle
Guest: Seth Shostak
Topics covered
- extraterrestrial intelligence
- SETI
- science fiction
- alien life
- search for E.T.
Keywords
- SETI
- extraterrestrial
- Project Hail Mary
- Seth Shostak
- alien connection
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Project Hail Mary
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