The Real Cost of SETI
I found an interesting info-graphic today while browsing one of my favorite science blogs - Bad Astronomy, run by astronomer, author, and debunker of woo, Phil Plait. As everyone has probably heard, SETI, the "search for extraterrestrial intelligence" is being shut down. The issue was budget-related. To be fair, Phil got this from the Microcosmologist blog. A portion of the