Episode 86 - Hot Leads Cold Cases Guest Dr. Chandra Wickramasinghe - World's Leading Astrobiologist

12/27/13 - This is the final episode of "Hot Leads Cold Cases" on CBS Radio after nearly four years of broadcasting. It is a fitting way to end the series with an interview with the leading astrobiologist in the world, Dr. Chandra Wickramasinghe. Dr. Wickramasinghe, a former advisor to the president of Sri Lanka, holder of the highest doctorate degree in science from Cambridge University, and currently Director of the Buckingham Centre for Astrobiology in England, first proposed in 1974 that dust in intersteller space and in comets is strangely composed of mostly organic, living matter. He also coined the term "panspermia," commonly used today by most astrophysicists and astronomers, to suggest that the origins of life did not begin on earth, but were transported here from the cosmos. In no uncertain terms, Dr. Wickramasinghe tells Nancy that there is intelligent non-human life (extraterrestrials) more intelligent than us, and that he and his scientific colleagues have been battling with NASA to release information it has been withholding that would prove there is life on Mars. He and Nancy discuss the fact that earth is being covered daily with tons of living organisms that rain down on us from the cosmos, and he proposes that our governments seriously consider establishing a viral shield around planet earth to protect us from the weird viruses contained in these organisms. They also discuss the strange red rains in India and Sri Lanka, and the "star jelly" raining down in the United States. A fascinating and thought-provoking interview. [NOTE: Please see Nancy's website for updates about plans to reestablish the show in other venues. Visit www.theskepticalpsychic.com].