# Game theory helps SETI search for alien civilizations

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- Published: 2026-11-08T15:30:06+00:00
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The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) is mostly concerned with where to look for technosignatures from another civilization. Between 2012 and 2015, SETI's Project Phoenix targeted about 1,000 sun-like stars for signs of intelligent life. But where to look might not be as important as when to look, according to scientists at SETI.

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