Cosmic Evolution, Astrobiology, and the Societal Impact of Finding Extraterrestrial Intelligence
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November 7, 2024, at the Linda Hall Library Former NASA Chief Historian Steven J. Dick gives a brief overview of astrobiology, which encompasses planetary science, the search for exoplanets, origins of life, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. He then reviews the possible discovery scenarios, whether microbial or intelligent, near (UFOs!) or far (radio signals), biological or postbiological (AI!). Finally, he discusses the possible impacts on society, which very much depend on the mode of discovery.
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