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Technosignature Duration, Civilization Lifespans, and SETI

by Olivia Curtis | Feb 18, 2025 | Seminar

Amedeo Balbi February 13, 2025 Zoom recording Abstract: The detectability of extraterrestrial technosignatures—and, by extension, the success of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI)—is profoundly influenced by their longevity. This talk delves into the...

Teaching ET: Reflections on teaching SETI to psychology majors in Germany

by Olivia Curtis | Feb 18, 2025 | Seminar

Niklas Döbler February 6, 2025 Zoom recording Abstract: Since 2020, I have taught a class called “Why does ET want phone home? Introduction to exopsychology” at the University of Bamberg, Germany. It was part of the curriculum for psychology majors in Bachelor’s and...

Searching for Terraformed Planets & Complementarity in Exoplanet Technosignature and Biosignature Searches

by Olivia Curtis | Feb 18, 2025 | Seminar

Eddie Schwieterman January 30, 2025 Zoom recording Abstract: The introduction of artificial, long-lived, highly potent greenhouse gases has been proposed as one method to terraform Mars in our Solar System, altering a climate that is too cold to support a global...

Transforming our Worldviews in a Biological (or Postbiological) Universe

by Olivia Curtis | Feb 18, 2025 | Seminar

Steven Dick December 12, 2024 Zoom recording Abstract: The discovery of what I have called a “Biological Universe” full of life would have substantial effects not only on science, but also on society at large, including philosophical, theological, and ethical impacts...

Planetary systems with unexpected orbital configurations: cosmic 1-in-a-million, or SETI beacons?

by Olivia Curtis | Jan 27, 2025 | Seminar

Sean Raymond November 14, 2024 Zoom recording Abstract: Exoplanet systems come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Yet not all possible arrangements exist within the current sample. In this talk, I will first describe the current paradigm of planet formation and the...

Global outreach and cultural impact of A Sign in Space, an interdisciplinary simulation of a First Contact scenario

by Olivia Curtis | Jan 27, 2025 | Seminar

Daniela de Paulis November 7, 2024 Zoom recording Abstract: On 24 May 2023, a simulated extraterrestrial radio signal was transmitted towards Earth by the Trace Gas Orbiter, a spacecraft of the European Space Agency orbiting Mars. The signal was received by the Green...
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