Event Detail Information
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Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and its Astonishing Implications for Our Future |
| Event Status: | Updated |
| Modified Date: | 9/24/2008 |
| Start Date: | 10/2/2008 |
| End Date: | 10/2/2008 |
| Event Time: | 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Title: | Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and its Astonishing Implications for Our Future |
| Location: | Basic Science Bldg. |
| Room Name: | Liebow Auditorium |
| Event Category: | Lectures/Seminars -Sciences |
| Sponsor: | Division of Physical Sciences Alumni Affairs |
| Open to Public: | YES |
| Admission Cost: | Free |
| Contact Name: | Amelia Cortina |
| Contact Phone: | (858) 246-0327 Ext. |
| Contact Email: | acortina@ucsd.edu |
| Description: | Is there really life beyond Earth? Astronomer and author Jeffrey Bennett will talk about why this question has become a hot topic of scientific research, and discuss how scientists are searching both for microbial life and extraterrestrial intelligence. Along the way, he'll explain why the possibility of life beyond Earth has profound implications to the future of our species, even in the unlikely event that we are alone in the universe.
Event Schedule: This talk is based on Dr. Bennett's critically-acclaimed book Beyond UFOs. Dr. Bennett is also the author of leading college textbooks in astronomy, astrobiology, mathematics, and statistics; and of the popular children's science series that includes Max Goes to the Moon, Max Goes to Mars, and the forthcoming Max Goes to Jupiter (Fall 2008). Dr. Bennett holds a B.A. in Biophysics from UC San Diego and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. This is the inaugural lecture for the Physical Sciences Alumni Lecture Series. |
