https://youtu.be/C332WwYtoHY Host: Fraser Cain ( @fcain ) Special Guest: This week we are pleased to welcome Dr. Andrew Siemion, Director of the Berkeley SETI Research Center, to the WSH. As an astrophysicist, Andrew's research interests include high energy time-variable celestial phenomena, astronomical instrumentation and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). He is also the Principal Investigator for the Breakthrough Listen program.   Andrew received his B.A. (2008), M.A. (2010), and Ph.D. (2012) in astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley. In 2018, he was named the Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI at the SETI Institute. Andrew is jointly affiliated with Radboud University (Nijmegen, Netherlands,) and the University of Malta. Also in 2018, he was elected to the International Academy of Astronautics as a Corresponding Member for Basic Sciences.   You can learn more about the Berkeley SETI Research Center by visiting their webpage at https://seti.berkeley.edu/index.html and following them on Twitter (@BerkeleySETI), Facebook (@BerkeleySETI), Instagram (@berkeleyseti), and YouTube (BerkeleySETI).   You can learn more about Andrew by visiting his Berkeley SETI Research Center webpage: https://seti.berkeley.edu/people/Andr... Regular Guests: C.C. Petersen ( http://thespacewriter.com/wp/ & @AstroUniverse ) Beth Johnson - SETI Institute ( @SETIInstitute / @planetarypan ) Michael Rodruck ( https://sites.psu.edu/mrodruck/ / @MichaelRodruck ) This week's stories: - The Mars Perseverance landing site. - Quasars active in the early Universe. - https://minimuseum.com/ - Why Betelgeuse was dimming. - A star just disappeared. - https://cosmoquest.org/x/cosmoquest-a-con/   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs. Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too! Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://astrogear.spreadshirt.com/ for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations. Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by Astrosphere New Media. http://www.astrosphere.org/ Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at [email protected].