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A new InterPlanetary interview series from the Santa Fe Institute takes a page from the Strugatsky brothers' classic Soviet sci-fi novel, Roadside Picnic, to discuss a variety of transformative alien artifacts.
Thirteen years ago, an alien civilization visited our planet, and left behind myriad, mysterious materials in their crash sites. These areas, Zones, behave very strangely, but the interplanetary items they contain could change the trajectory of our technological advancement. What appears as a hoop might actually be a perpetual-motion machine. What appears as a slime might alter space-time.
Spend too much time in the Zone and your genes might mutate, your bones might dissolve, your body might be ground into meat. If you’re lucky enough to make it out alive, you’ll likely be imprisoned. But a successful trip in and out of the Zone could alter human history. Do you dare? And for what?
Hosted by Caitlin McShea.
Thirteen years ago, an alien civilization visited our planet, and left behind myriad, mysterious materials in their crash sites. These areas, Zones, behave very strangely, but the interplanetary items they contain could change the trajectory of our technological advancement. What appears as a hoop might actually be a perpetual-motion machine. What appears as a slime might alter space-time.
Spend too much time in the Zone and your genes might mutate, your bones might dissolve, your body might be ground into meat. If you’re lucky enough to make it out alive, you’ll likely be imprisoned. But a successful trip in and out of the Zone could alter human history. Do you dare? And for what?
Hosted by Caitlin McShea.
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Learn more about what was discussed in this Alien Crash Site episode by clicking through the links below:Lindy’s homepagePsyche MissionASU's InterPlanetary InitiativeVestaKleopatraMaxarHenry Stone at the Jet Propulsion LaboratoryVoyager Mission - Gravity AssistLucy MissionDART MissionPsyche Inspired
Learn more about what was discussed in this episode by clicking on the links below:Gary’s homepage.Unfettered journeyDan DennettEugene WignerMichael's Complexity Podcast interview with David Kinney2019 IPFest World Building panel discussionGeoffrey West’s ScaleHanson's Age of EmSFI Symposium AI and the Barrier of MeaningACtioN Climate Change seminar - Complexity of SustainabilityPeter TurchinBob May's 1972 paper: "Will a Large Complex System be Stable?"Ayn Rand's Atlas ShruggedPaul Smaldino's work on covert signalingPeter Watt’s BlindsightAsimov’s Foundation trilogy
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below:New School Policy and Design for Outer SpaceSFI’s InterPlanetary ProjectAging, Adaptation, and the Arrow of Time - A James S. McDonnell Foundation funded research track on Complex TimeComplex Time video playlistInterPlanetary 2019 panel on Complex Time, featuring Sean Carroll
To learn more about items mentioned in this podcast:Natalie's homepageCo-Ordination: On Time Between Worlds - An InterPlanetary Panel discussion on Complex TimeChris Kempes's Alien Crash Site Interview on life detection"Towards a more universal life detection strategy" as submitted to the Planetary and Astrobiology Decadal SurveyArrivalTed Chiang's "The Story of Your Life"Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
For more information, visit this link and register FOR FREE. Alien Crash Site returns after that with an interview with SFI Post-Doc Natalie Grefenstette.
Generalized Stoichiometry and Biogeochemistry for Astrobiological ApplicationsMultiple Paths to Multiple LifeWatch Chris Kempes and David Krakauer discuss multiple life in episode 2 of "Andromeda Strain and the Meaning of Life"Watch Sara Walker's critique of Multiple Life in episode 4 of "Andromeda Strain and the Meaning of Life"Allometric scaling of production and life-history variation in vascular plants, by West, Enquist, Brown and Charnov.A related lecture by Geoffrey WestAtlantis Dispatch 009, in which we contemplate cultural origins...Past related ACS episodes - Heather Graham and Cole Mathis on what Chris calls “Chemical Complexity.”Their co-authored paper, Identifying molecules as biosignatures with assembly theory and mass spectrometry.
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below:Identifying Molecules as Biosignatures with Assembly Theory and Mass Spectrometry.Generalized Stoichiometry and Biogeochemistry for Astrobiological Applications.Time TeamElemental CyclesDNA has Four Bases. Some Viruses Swap in a FifthBennuHayabusa MissionAlien Crash Site Episode 015, with Cole Mathis on Assembly Theory.Determination of AzimuthAtlantis Dispatch 001, in which we contemplate the meaning of “past” life.Viking missions84001IsuaBob Hazen
Learn more about things discussed in this episode, by clicking on the links below: Timiebi Aganaba's home pageAnd LinkedInAnd TwitterGlobal Space TreatyArtemis AccordsMaslow's Hierarchy of NeedsLindy Elkins-Tanton of Arizona State University's InterPlanetary ProjectAnd the Psyche MissionThe Court Case: Viasat, Inc (Appellant) Vs. Federal Communications Commission (Appellee) re: Space Exploration Holdings, LLC (Movant-Intervenor).
To learn more about the items discussed in this interview, click through the links below. Ryan’s websiteRyan on TwitterThe Carrington EventParker Solar ProbeMars MAVENUshering in a New Frontier in Geospace through Data Science Dictionary of Obscure sorrowsWhat is an Individual?Jorge Luis Borges“Talk on Indolence” by the Avett Brothers"Machine Gun" by Jimi Hendrix
For more information on items mentioned in this interview, click through the links below.Vanessa’s WebsiteInterPlanetary 2018 Festival panel "Intelligent Systems and Cognitive Assistance" featuring Vanessa, David Krakauer, Jonah Nolan, Graham Spencer & Kurt Squire.Dan Sperber Norman Rockwell's painting "The Gossips" Giant dragonfly - MeganeuraAlien Crash Site interview with Tamara van der DoesDune witchesBuena Vista Social Club - Chan Chan Jil JilalaNass El Ghiwane
Learn more about the items discussed in this conversation by clicking on the links below.The paper discussed: "Identifying molecules as biosignatures with assembly theory and mass spectrometry""Scientists develop new molecular tool to detect alien life" - news article"Chemists design alien life detector" - news articleThe essay discussed: ($$ paywall) "Art as a Product of Nature, as a work of Art" by Paul K. FeyerabendDragon's Egg, by Robert ForwardRelated: Atlantis's first dispatch on the "Great Phosphine Freakout" of September 2020Sara Walker and Lee Cronin on the "meaning" of life, as part of 2020 conversation series called "Andromeda Strain and the Meaning of Life."
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below:Herschel Moon HistoryNatalie Elliot’s HomepageAlexander Pope’s “The Rape of Lock”Shakespeare’sJulius CaesarHamletRomeo and JulietClaudius PtolemyNicolaus CopernicusTycho BraheAristophanes’sCloudsBirdsFermilab BisonAntikythera Mechanism“Origin Story” for AeonAnd two recently published papers on universal life detection that we are WAY TOO EXCITED about:Generalized Stoichiometry and Biogeochemistry for Astrobiological ApplicationsIdentifying molecules as biosignatures with assembly theory and mass spectrometry
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below:InterPlanetary 2018 - Planetary Policy, Law & Regulation PanelEarth JuijitsuEnvironment NowEcuador’s recognition of PachamamaSlavoj ZizekSanta Monica’s sustainability ordinance, protecting the aquifersBrown v. Board of EducationUS Space Act (1958)Outer Space Treaty (1966)Moon Agreement (1979)
Learn more about the things we discuss in this episode by clicking through the links below: Honeybee CapitalEver-Widening Circles, by RilkeZero sum gameTom Seeley's work on honeybeesSuzanne Simard's work about tree communication networksGeoffrey West's lecture on ScalingI Dream a Highway - Gillian WelchOde to Joy - BeethovenFinal scene of Stalker
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below:Van’s homepageUCLA-led team of scientists discovers why we need sleepWatch Van on the “Time Design” Panel from #IPFest2018Ted Chiang’s Seventy-Two LettersLiu Cixin’s Three Body Problem“You’re So Cool” by Hans Zimmer“Don’t Look Back in Anger” by Oasis“Welcome to the Jungle” and “You Could Be Mine”
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below:Michael’s webpageLauren Ancel MeyersCarl Bergstrom’s Calling BullshitMichael’s work on the Neandertal genomeInformation’s impact on fitnessMichael, Sara Walker, Chris Kempes and Lee Cronin, herein the #OriginsOfLifeLeagueLife ≠ Alive
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below:Philosophy of Werner HerzogAdam and EveKant’s aestheticsOedipus RexPandora MythBeatrice Han-PileDiego Velázquéz’s Las MeninasRothko’s Tate Collection
Tamara’s Website, Google Scholar Page & Twitter• InterPlanetary Festival Website• Alien Crash Site Podcast• In 72 hours of sci-fi, postdocs transmit parental model of alien civilization [video]• Greetings from a Triparental Planet 72 Hours of Science Pre-Printby Gizem Bacaksizlar, Stefani Crabtree, Joshua Garland, Natalie Grefenstette, Albert Kao, David Kinney, Artemy Kolchinsky, Tyler Marghetis, Michael Price, Maria Riolo, Hajime Shimao, Ashley Teufel, Tamara van der Does, and Vicky Chuqiao Yang• Scale and information-processing thresholds in Holocene social evolution by Jaeweon Shin, Michael Holton Price, David H. Wolpert, Hajime Shimao, Brendan Tracey, and Timothy A. Kohler• SFI’s VP for Science Jennifer Dunne Remembers Ecologist Bob May• Complexity Podcast• IPFest 2019 Worldbuilding Panel with Rebecca Roanhorse, Ty Franck, Daniel Abraham, Michael Drout, and Cris Moore• Anathem by former SFI Miller Scholar Neal Stephenson• Dark Integers by Greg Egan• Aliens comic series by Dark Horse
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below:Theme song, "Stalker" by TortillaThe “Living in Space” InterPlanetary Panel from IP Fest 2018ChemCam and SuperCamRecap of Nina’s time in AntarticaBradbury Museum panel of LANL scientists discussing Today’s Perseverance landingJoerael Numina’s art (The image of the Curiosity Rover behind me is one example of his work)
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below:Sasha’s website and workSasha on “Visualization and Designing the Impossible” IPFest 2018 PanelSasha at IPFest, on open-source space dataJet Propulsion Lab’s page of downloadable 360 and VR/AR videosChicago’s Field Museum of Natural HistoryVITAL VentilatorsVirtual tour of the Jet Propulsion LabKin Dza Dza
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