An interview with alien hunter Jill Tarter

Director of Center for SETI Research retires to focus on finding funds to continue the hunt for extraterrestrial life

After 35 years of eavesdropping on the stars, hoping to hear the intelligent murmurings of an extraterrestrial civilization, Jill Tarter, the SETI Institute’s lead alien hunter is hanging up her receiver and retiring as director of the Center for SETI Research.