In the next 25 years 'Chances that we'll find ET are pretty good'

Proof of aliens could come within 25 years, scientist says

I wonder why 25 years? Why not 20 years? Heck, why not ten years? Do you ever get the feeling these scientific-types are “shinning us on?” 

“Proof of extraterrestrial intelligence could come within 25 years, an astronomer who works on the search said Sunday.

"I actually think the chances that we'll find ET are pretty good," said Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute in Mountain View, Calif., here at the SETIcon convention. "Young people in the audience, I think there's a really good chance you're going to see this happen."