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Articles<\/span><\/h1>\r\n
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Astrobiology<\/em><\/h3>\r\n

Chyba, C. \u201cThe New Search for Life in the Universe.\u201d Astronomy<\/em> (May 2010): 34. An overview of astrobiology and the search for life out there in general, with a brief discussion of the search for intelligence.<\/p>\r\nDorminey, B. \u201cA New Way to Search for Life in Space.\u201d Astronomy<\/em> (June 2014): 44. Finding evidence of photosynthesis on other worlds.\r\n

McKay, C., & Garcia, V. \u201cHow to Search for Life on Mars.\u201d Scientific American<\/em> (June 2014): 44\u201349. Experiments future probes could perform.<\/p>\r\n

Reed, N. \u201cWhy We Haven\u2019t Found Another Earth Yet.\u201d Astronomy<\/em> (February 2016): 25. On the search for smaller earthlike planets in their star\u2019s habitable zones, and where we stand.<\/p>\r\n

Shapiro, R. \u201cA Simpler Origin of Life.\u201d Scientific American<\/em> (June 2007): 46. New ideas about what kind of molecules formed first so life could begin.<\/p>\r\n

Simpson, S. \u201cQuestioning the Oldest Signs of Life.\u201d Scientific American<\/em> (April 2003): 70. On the difficulty of interpreting biosignatures in rocks and the implications for the search for life on other worlds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>

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SETI<\/em><\/h3>\r\n

Chandler, D. \u201cThe New Search for Alien Intelligence.\u201d Astronomy<\/em> (September 2013): 28. Review of various ways of finding other civilizations out there, not just radio wave searches.<\/p>\r\n

Crawford, I. \u201cWhere Are They?\u201d Scientific American<\/em> (July 2000): 38. On the Fermi paradox and its resolutions, and on galactic colonization models.<\/p>\r\n

Folger, T. \u201cContact: The Day After.\u201d Scientific American<\/em> (January 2011): 40\u201345. Journalist reports on efforts to prepare for ET signals; protocols and plans for interpreting messages; and discussions of active SETI.<\/p>\r\n

Kuhn, J., et al. \u201cHow to Find ET with Infrared Light.\u201d Astronomy<\/em> (June 2013): 30. On tracking alien civilizations by the heat they put out.<\/p>\r\n

Lubick, N. \u201cAn Ear to the Stars.\u201d Scientific American<\/em> (November 2002): 42. Profile of SETI researcher Jill Tarter.<\/p>\r\n

Nadis, S. \u201cHow Many Civilizations Lurk in the Cosmos?\u201d Astronomy<\/em> (April 2010): 24. New estimates for the terms in the Drake equation.<\/p>\r\n

Shostak, S. \u201cClosing in on E.T.\u201d Sky & Telescope<\/em> (November 2010): 22. Nice summary of current and proposed efforts to search for intelligent life out there.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/section>

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Websites<\/h2>\r\n
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Astrobiology<\/em><\/h3>\r\n

Astrobiology Web: http:\/\/astrobiology.com\/<\/a>\u00a0 A news site with good information and lots of material.<\/p>\r\n

Exploring Life\u2019s Origins: http:\/\/exploringorigins.org\/index.html<\/a> . A website for the Exploring Origins Project, part of the multimedia exhibit of the Boston Museum of Science. Explore the origin of life on Earth with an interactive timeline, gain a deeper knowledge of the role of RNA, \u201cbuild\u201d a cell, and explore links to learn more about astrobiology and other related information.<\/p>\r\n

History of Astrobiology: https:\/\/astrobiology.nasa.gov\/about\/history-of-astrobiology\/<\/a>. By Marc Kaufman, on the NASA Astrobiology site.<\/p>\r\n

Life, Here and Beyond: https:\/\/astrobiology.nasa.gov\/about\/<\/a> . By Marc Kaufman, on the NASA Astrobiology site.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section>

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SETI<\/em><\/h3>\r\n

Berkeley SETI Research Center: https:\/\/seti.berkeley.edu\/<\/a> . The University of California group recently received a ?100 million grant from a Russian billionaire to begin the Breakthrough: Listen project.<\/p>\r\n

Fermi Paradox: http:\/\/www.seti.org\/seti-institute\/project\/details\/fermi-paradox<\/a> . Could we be alone in our part of the Galaxy or, more dramatic still, could we be the only technological society in the universe? A useful discussion.<\/p>\r\n

Planetary Society: http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/explore\/projects\/seti\/<\/a> . This advocacy group for exploration has several pages devoted to the search for life.<\/p>\r\n

SETI Institute: http:\/\/www.seti.org<\/a> . A key organization in the search for life in the universe; the institute\u2019s website is full of information and videos about both astrobiology and SETI.<\/p>\r\n

SETI: http:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/tag\/seti\/<\/a>\u00a0. Sky & Telescope<\/em> magazine offers good articles on this topic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/section>

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Videos<\/h2>\r\n
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Astrobiology<\/em><\/h3>\r\n

Copernicus Complex: Are We Special in the Cosmos?:\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/ERp0AHYRm_Q<\/a> \u00a0A video of a popular-level talk by Caleb Scharf of Columbia University (1:18:54).<\/p>\r\n \r\n

Life at the Edge: Life in Extreme Environments on Earth and the Search for Life in the Universe: https:\/\/youtu.be\/91JQmTn0SF0<\/a> . A video of a 2009 nontechnical lecture by Lynn Rothschild of NASA Ames Research Center (1:31:21).<\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/91JQmTn0SF0\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/section>Saturn\u2019s Moon Titan: A World with Rivers, Lakes, and Possibly Even Life: https:\/\/youtu.be\/bbkTJeHoOKY<\/a> . A video of a 2011 talk by Chris McKay of NASA Ames Research Center (1:23:33).<\/span>\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/bbkTJeHoOKY\r\n\r\n

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SETI<\/em><\/h3>\r\n

Allen Telescope Array: The Newest Pitchfork for Exploring the Cosmic Haystack: https:\/\/youtu.be\/aqsI1HZCgUM<\/a>. A 2013 popular-level lecture by Jill Tarter of the SETI Institute (1:45:55).<\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/aqsI1HZCgUM\r\n

Confessions of an Alien Hunter:\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/461t299d2aw<\/a> . Interview with Seth Shostak from SETI<\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/461t299d2aw\r\n

Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence: Necessarily a Long-Term Strategy: http:\/\/www.longnow.org\/seminars\/02004\/jul\/09\/the-search-for-extra-terrestrial-intelligence-necessarily-a-long-term-strategy\/<\/a> . 2004 talk by Jill Tarter at the Long Now Foundation (1:21:13).<\/p>\r\n

Search for Intelligent Life Among the Stars: New Strategies: https:\/\/youtu.be\/m9WxW2ktcKU<\/a>. A 2010 nontechnical talk by Seth Shostak of the SETI Institute (1:29:58).<\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/m9WxW2ktcKU\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/section><\/section>","rendered":"

Articles<\/span><\/h1>\n
\n
\n

Astrobiology<\/em><\/h3>\n

Chyba, C. \u201cThe New Search for Life in the Universe.\u201d Astronomy<\/em> (May 2010): 34. An overview of astrobiology and the search for life out there in general, with a brief discussion of the search for intelligence.<\/p>\n

Dorminey, B. \u201cA New Way to Search for Life in Space.\u201d Astronomy<\/em> (June 2014): 44. Finding evidence of photosynthesis on other worlds.<\/p>\n

McKay, C., & Garcia, V. \u201cHow to Search for Life on Mars.\u201d Scientific American<\/em> (June 2014): 44\u201349. Experiments future probes could perform.<\/p>\n

Reed, N. \u201cWhy We Haven\u2019t Found Another Earth Yet.\u201d Astronomy<\/em> (February 2016): 25. On the search for smaller earthlike planets in their star\u2019s habitable zones, and where we stand.<\/p>\n

Shapiro, R. \u201cA Simpler Origin of Life.\u201d Scientific American<\/em> (June 2007): 46. New ideas about what kind of molecules formed first so life could begin.<\/p>\n

Simpson, S. \u201cQuestioning the Oldest Signs of Life.\u201d Scientific American<\/em> (April 2003): 70. On the difficulty of interpreting biosignatures in rocks and the implications for the search for life on other worlds.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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SETI<\/em><\/h3>\n

Chandler, D. \u201cThe New Search for Alien Intelligence.\u201d Astronomy<\/em> (September 2013): 28. Review of various ways of finding other civilizations out there, not just radio wave searches.<\/p>\n

Crawford, I. \u201cWhere Are They?\u201d Scientific American<\/em> (July 2000): 38. On the Fermi paradox and its resolutions, and on galactic colonization models.<\/p>\n

Folger, T. \u201cContact: The Day After.\u201d Scientific American<\/em> (January 2011): 40\u201345. Journalist reports on efforts to prepare for ET signals; protocols and plans for interpreting messages; and discussions of active SETI.<\/p>\n

Kuhn, J., et al. \u201cHow to Find ET with Infrared Light.\u201d Astronomy<\/em> (June 2013): 30. On tracking alien civilizations by the heat they put out.<\/p>\n

Lubick, N. \u201cAn Ear to the Stars.\u201d Scientific American<\/em> (November 2002): 42. Profile of SETI researcher Jill Tarter.<\/p>\n

Nadis, S. \u201cHow Many Civilizations Lurk in the Cosmos?\u201d Astronomy<\/em> (April 2010): 24. New estimates for the terms in the Drake equation.<\/p>\n

Shostak, S. \u201cClosing in on E.T.\u201d Sky & Telescope<\/em> (November 2010): 22. Nice summary of current and proposed efforts to search for intelligent life out there.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n

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Websites<\/h2>\n
\n

Astrobiology<\/em><\/h3>\n

Astrobiology Web: http:\/\/astrobiology.com\/<\/a>\u00a0 A news site with good information and lots of material.<\/p>\n

Exploring Life\u2019s Origins: http:\/\/exploringorigins.org\/index.html<\/a> . A website for the Exploring Origins Project, part of the multimedia exhibit of the Boston Museum of Science. Explore the origin of life on Earth with an interactive timeline, gain a deeper knowledge of the role of RNA, \u201cbuild\u201d a cell, and explore links to learn more about astrobiology and other related information.<\/p>\n

History of Astrobiology: https:\/\/astrobiology.nasa.gov\/about\/history-of-astrobiology\/<\/a>. By Marc Kaufman, on the NASA Astrobiology site.<\/p>\n

Life, Here and Beyond: https:\/\/astrobiology.nasa.gov\/about\/<\/a> . By Marc Kaufman, on the NASA Astrobiology site.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

\n

SETI<\/em><\/h3>\n

Berkeley SETI Research Center: https:\/\/seti.berkeley.edu\/<\/a> . The University of California group recently received a ?100 million grant from a Russian billionaire to begin the Breakthrough: Listen project.<\/p>\n

Fermi Paradox: http:\/\/www.seti.org\/seti-institute\/project\/details\/fermi-paradox<\/a> . Could we be alone in our part of the Galaxy or, more dramatic still, could we be the only technological society in the universe? A useful discussion.<\/p>\n

Planetary Society: http:\/\/www.planetary.org\/explore\/projects\/seti\/<\/a> . This advocacy group for exploration has several pages devoted to the search for life.<\/p>\n

SETI Institute: http:\/\/www.seti.org<\/a> . A key organization in the search for life in the universe; the institute\u2019s website is full of information and videos about both astrobiology and SETI.<\/p>\n

SETI: http:\/\/www.skyandtelescope.com\/tag\/seti\/<\/a>\u00a0. Sky & Telescope<\/em> magazine offers good articles on this topic.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n

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Videos<\/h2>\n
\n

Astrobiology<\/em><\/h3>\n

Copernicus Complex: Are We Special in the Cosmos?:\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/ERp0AHYRm_Q<\/a> \u00a0A video of a popular-level talk by Caleb Scharf of Columbia University (1:18:54).<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Life at the Edge: Life in Extreme Environments on Earth and the Search for Life in the Universe: https:\/\/youtu.be\/91JQmTn0SF0<\/a> . A video of a 2009 nontechnical lecture by Lynn Rothschild of NASA Ames Research Center (1:31:21).<\/p>\n