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Alien Invasion

Alien Invasion

FromBig Picture Science


Alien Invasion

FromBig Picture Science

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Jun 20, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

ENCORE They’re heeeere! Yes, aliens are wreaking havoc and destruction throughout the land. But these aliens are Arizona beetles, and the land is in California, where the invasive insects are a serious problem.
And what of space-faring aliens? We have those too: how to find them, and how to protect our planet – and theirs.
From Hollywood to SETI’s hi-tech search for extraterrestrials, aliens are invading Are We Alone?
Guests:

Paul Davies - Physicist and author of The Eerie Silence: Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence
Frank Drake- Senior Scientist, SETI Institute
Andy Ihnatko - Journalist and tech blogger
Margaret Race - Biologist and Principal Investigator at the SETI Institute
Margaret McLean - Director of bioethics at the Markkula Center for Ethics, Santa Clara University
Mark Hoddle - Biological Control Specialist at the University of California, Riverside
Vanessa Lopez - Graduate student in entomology, University of California, Riverside

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Released:
Jun 20, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode

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