Support Big Picture Science

Are you a fan of the SETI Institute's Big Picture Science Podcast?

If you are then click the link below to find out how you can support BiPiSci:

http://radio.seti.org/pages/support_the_show

Here are the different levels of support:

• Vertebrate – $10.00
• Tool User – $25.00
• Hairless Biped – $50.00 (includes photo)
• Council of Elders – $100.00 (includes photo and mug)
• Omniscient Being – $250 (includes photo, mug, and T-shirt)
• Sentient Being – other amount

Below is an image of the mug that great for holding coffee and other forms of rocket fuel 

(Image credit: SETI Institute/Big Picture Science)

 

Big Picture Science: Doomsday Live Kickstarter Project

Here's a shout out for the good folks of Big Picture Science and their Kickstarter "Doomsday Live" project!

Seth, Molly, Gary, Barbara, and the rest of the crew will be be participating in the Bay Area Science Festival by putting on a live show investigating "doomsday" and many of the current theories or conspiracies depending on how you look at them.

Check out the video below, and if you have a buck or two to spare then send it their way to help defray the costs of the show:

SETIcon II is in motion!

Posted on behalf of SETIcon II and the SETI Institute:

Mark your calendar, SETIcon II is in motion! This special event is scheduled for June 22-24, 2012 at the Hyatt Santa Clara. Join us for a full weekend of science, entertainment, and stimulating conversation.

SETIcon II: Where Science and Imagination Meet - with speakers ranging from SETI Institute scientists to science fiction writers and actors. Each day has a plethora of talks, panel discussions, and "fireside" chats to choose from. In each, you will have the opportunity to pose questions directly to speakers or panelists such as UC Berkeley Astronomy Professor Geoff Marcy, Cosmologist Alex Filippenko, Pixar's Chris Ford, and SETI Institute scientists, such as Seth Shostak, Jill Tarter, and Frank Drake, just to name a few.

Along with the program sessions, there are some fabulous events planned such as an exciting Friday Night Launch Party, a Luncheon with Scientists on Saturday afternoon, a Gala Awards Dinner on Saturday evening, and a Keynote Brunch on Sunday.

For attendees who wish to make this event a full experience, the SETIcon II event team has secured a block of rooms at the Hyatt Santa Clara at the very reasonable rate of $109/night! This rate fizzles out on May 29th and is subject to availability. The Santa Clara Hyatt is convenient to San Jose International Airport, light rail, and other Silicon Valley attractions.

Watch for further emails from us. Tickets will be available to the general public starting in March. We look forward to seeing you this year at SETIcon II. It will be out of this world!

Sincerely,
The SETIcon II Event Team

For more information on SETIcon II: www.seticon.com
Questions?: seticon@seti.org

Copyright © 2012, SETI Institute

Are We Alone News - No new podcasts for a while

I have been informed that due to a recent office move, and several other technical issues there will most likely not be any new Are We Alone podcasts for the next few weeks.

The next post was supposed to be "What Makes Us Human Part II: Adaptability" which is an encore presentation as were the next few podcasts, but it has yet to be posted.

Check out the Are We Alone archives for past podcasts to listen to until the new podcasts are posted, and be sure to check out Are We A Blog?, the companion blog to the radio show.

This notice will be reposted each Monday until the problems are resolved and/or new podcasts are posted.

Cheers ~ Jim Cox

Are We Alone for 03/29/10 - SETI: Now What?

Are We Alone - SETI: Now What?

ENCORE: Hello! Is anyone out there? As the scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence marks its 50th anniversary, there’s been no contact as yet with alien beings. But SETI researchers maintain that we are not alone. Find out why in a SETI retrospective that looks at the past and future of the search.

We remember the first scientific SETI search… Carl Sagan… how the SETI Institute began… the WOW signal…and the 1993 NASA budget cuts.

We’ll also hear from critics of the search… scientists involved in optical SETI and SETI@home. Plus, international collaborations… and where the search is headed.

Guests:

• Frank Drake – Director of the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe, SETI Institute
• Jill Tarter – Director of the Center for SETI Research, SETI Institute
• Tom Pierson – CEO, SETI Institute
• Paul Horowitz – Physicist, electrical engineer, Harvard University
  
• Dan Werthimer – Chief Scientist, SETI@home, University of California, Berkeley
• Ben Zuckerman – Physicist, Astronomer, UCLA

Permalink: http://radio.seti.org:80/episodes/SETI_Now_What

You can listen to this and other episodes at http://radio.seti.org/, and be sure to check out Are We A Blog?, the companion blog to the radio show.