HAPP Discussion Panel on "Searching for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Across a Century"

Event date
Event time
17:00 - 19:00
Venue
St Cross College - Online by Zoom
Event type
Lectures and seminars
Event cost
Free
Disabled access?
Yes
Booking required
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HAPP Discussion Panel: "Searching for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Across a Century"

Friday 26 November 2021, from 5-7 pm GMT, online by Zoom.

Confirmed panellists are:

  • Professor Lord Martin Rees OM FRS (UK Astronomer Royal)
  • Dr Jill Tarter (Co-founder and Emeritus Director, SETI Institute)
  • Dr Andrew Siemion (Director of Breakthrough Listen, University of Berkeley)
  • Professor Tong-Jie Zhang (Beijing Normal University)

Confirmed discussants are:

  • Professor Paul Davies (Director of the Beyond Centre for Fundamental Concepts in Science, Arizona State University)
  • Professor Donald Brownlee (University of Washington - co-author of Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe)
  • Professor G.C. Anupama (Indian Institute of Astrophysics and first woman President of the Astronomical Society of India)

Session Chair: Professor Sara Seager OC (MIT)

Attendance by Zoom is free, although registration is required

Zoom details for the event will be sent to registered attendees after the registration deadline has closed.

Please contact [email protected] with any queries.