I&#x27;ve been wondering, what procedures are used by SETI researchers to avoid announcing false positives? Since there would seem to be ample opportunity for generating media hype surrounding what they find, I am surprised we don&#x27;t hear about more possible discoveries.<p>That suggests to me a detailed description of their protocols may help researchers in other areas. For example, I doubt they use p&lt;0.05 to decide a discovery has occurred.