Adam Frank, professor of astrophysics at the University of Rochester, joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss the many ways scientists are searching for life in space.
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What our quest for alien life says about humanity
Writer Jaime Green discusses the science, even science fiction, that inspires astronomers to look for life in the cosmos and what it means for those of us living back on Earth.
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New ways to detect alien technology
Writer Jon Gertner talks about the search for traces of machines throughout the universe, and what happens if we actually find them.
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New ways to detect alien technology
Writer Jon Gertner talks about the search for traces of machines throughout the universe, and what happens if we actually find them.
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Darwin’s Guide To Alien Life
Arik Kershenbaum, a zoologist and fellow at Girton College, University of Cambridge, joins us to talk about understanding evolution on Earth and how that might parallel alien life forms elsewhere.
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Meet The Alien Hunters
Stephen Rodrick, senior writer for Rolling Stone, joins us to talk about the love of the chase to find aliens.
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The Tech Path To Making Contact
Jamie Shreeve joins us to talk about how technology and next generation telescopes have scientists closer than ever to making contact with life beyond Earth.
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The Search For Alien Life
Theoretical physicist Jim Al-Khalili joins us to bring us up to date on the search for life in other parts of the universe.
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The Search For Alien Life
This hour, we’ll talk about the five most plausible places to look for alien life – from Mars’ subsoil ice to one of Saturn’s moons. We’ll be joined by University of Victoria astronomer Jon Willis, author of “All These Worlds Are Yours: The Scientific Search for Alien Life.”
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Is There Anybody Out There?
What are the odds that life exists on other planets? We’ll talk about the possibility this hour with Michael Lemonick, who explores the question in a cover story for the July issue of National Geographic.
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