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Alien Crash Site
by Caitlin McShea
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.
Episodes
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What can an asteroid tell us about our own Planet. #023 with Lindy Elkins-Tanton
Learn more about what was discussed in this Alien Crash Site episode by clicking through the links below: Lindy’s homepage Psyche Mission ASU's InterPlanetary Initiative Vesta Kleopatra Maxar Henry Stone at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Voyager Mission - Gravity Assist Lucy Mission DART Mission...
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#022 - Crossover episode with Complexity Pod: Gary Bengier
Learn more about what was discussed in this episode by clicking on the links below: Gary’s homepage. Unfettered journey Dan Dennett Eugene Wigner Michael's Complexity Podcast interview with David Kinney 2019 IPFest World Building panel discussion Geoffrey West’s Scale Hanson's Age of Em SFI...
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Co-Ordination: On Time Between Worlds - an InterPlanetary panel on Complex Time
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: New School Policy and Design for Outer Space SFI’s InterPlanetary Project Aging, Adaptation, and the Arrow of Time - A James S. McDonnell Foundation funded research track on Complex Time Complex Time video…
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What are the best strategies for finding life in space? #021 with Natalie Grefenstette?
To learn more about items mentioned in this podcast: Natalie's homepage Co-Ordination: On Time Between Worlds - An InterPlanetary Panel discussion on Complex Time Chris Kempes's Alien Crash Site Interview on life detection "Towards a more universal life detection strategy" as submitted to the...
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Special Announcement - InterPlanetary Panel on Complex Time
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.
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How does size shape our understanding of and search for life? #020 with Chris Kempes
Generalized Stoichiometry and Biogeochemistry for Astrobiological Applications Multiple Paths to Multiple Life Watch 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...
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What to look for, when we don't know what we're looking for? #019 with Heather Graham
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 Team Elemental Cycles DNA has Four Bases.…
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What Governance Structure Best Suits an InterPlanetary Humanity?" #018 with Timiebi Aganaba
Learn more about things discussed in this episode, by clicking on the links below: Timiebi Aganaba's home page And LinkedIn And Twitter Global Space Treaty Artemis Accords Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Lindy Elkins-Tanton of Arizona State University's InterPlanetary Project And the Psyche Mission…
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What lies in the space between? #017 with Aerospace Engineer Ryan McGranaghan
To learn more about the items discussed in this interview, click through the links below. Ryan’s website Ryan on Twitter The Carrington Event Parker Solar Probe Mars MAVEN Ushering in a New Frontier in Geospace through Data Science Dictionary of Obscure sorrows What is an Individual? Jorge Luis...
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How Do Artifacts Inform Cultural Evolution? #016 with Vanessa Ferdinand
For more information on items mentioned in this interview, click through the links below. Vanessa’s Website InterPlanetary 2018 Festival panel "Intelligent Systems and Cognitive Assistance" featuring Vanessa, David Krakauer, Jonah Nolan, Graham Spencer & Kurt Squire. Dan Sperber Norman Rockwell's...
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#015 with Cole Mathis
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…
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#014 with Natalie Elliot
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below:Herschel Moon History Natalie Elliot’s Homepage Alexander Pope’s “The Rape of Lock” Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Hamlet Romeo and Juliet Claudius Ptolemy Nicolaus Copernicus Tycho Brahe Aristophanes’s Clouds Birds...
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#013 with Linda Sheehan
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: InterPlanetary 2018 - Planetary Policy, Law & Regulation Panel Earth Juijitsu Environment Now Ecuador’s recognition of Pachamama Slavoj Zizek Santa Monica’s sustainability ordinance, protecting the aquifers Brown…
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#012 with Katherine Collins
Learn more about the things we discuss in this episode by clicking through the links below: Honeybee Capital Ever-Widening Circles, by Rilke Zero sum game Tom Seeley's work on honeybees Suzanne Simard's work about tree communication networks Geoffrey West's lecture on Scaling I Dream a Highway -...
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#011 with Van Savage
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: Van’s homepage UCLA-led team of scientists discovers why we need sleep Watch Van on the “Time Design” Panel from #IPFest2018 Ted Chiang’s Seventy-Two Letters Liu Cixin’s Three Body Problem “You’re So Cool” by Hans...
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#010 with Michael Lachmann
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: Michael’s webpage Lauren Ancel Meyers Carl Bergstrom’s Calling Bullshit Michael’s work on the Neandertal genome Information’s impact on fitness Michael, Sara Walker, Chris Kempes and Lee Cronin, herein the...
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#009 with Tony Eagan
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: Philosophy of Werner Herzog Adam and Eve Kant’s aesthetics Oedipus Rex Pandora Myth Beatrice Han-Pile Diego Velázquéz’s Las Meninas Rothko’s Tate Collection
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#008 with Tamara van der Does
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...
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#007 with Nina Lanza
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: Theme song, "Stalker" by Tortilla The “Living in Space” InterPlanetary Panel from IP Fest 2018 ChemCam and SuperCam Recap of Nina’s time in Antartica Bradbury Museum panel of LANL scientists discussing Today’s...
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#006 with Sasha Samochina
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: Sasha’s website and work Sasha on “Visualization and Designing the Impossible” IPFest 2018 Panel Sasha at IPFest, on open-source space data Jet Propulsion Lab’s page of downloadable 360 and VR/AR videos Chicago’s...
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#005 with Armin Ellis
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: Exploration Institute Ocean Planet What Armin on the 2018 InterPlanetary Festival Panel “The End of the World?” with Annalee Newitz, and Lauren Oliver. Read Armin’s introduction to that ^ panel in IP Transmissions...
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#004 with David Stout
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: Visit David’s new website Learn more about SFI’s recent Complexity and Structure of Music Workshop. Watch the 2018 InterPlanetary Festival Panel, Autonomous Ecosystems, where David (and past guest, Kate Greene)...
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#003 with Frank Lantz
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: 2019 InterPlanetary Festival’s “Game Design Panel,” moderated by Frank InterPlanetary Transmissions. Volume 2: Stardust, featuring an introduction to the Game Design panel by Frank NYU Game Center Claude Shannon’s...
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#002 with Kate Greene
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: Kate’s new book of essays, Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars. The 2017 InterPlanetary Panel, which launched the project. The 2018 InterPlanetary Festival Panel, “Autonomous Ecosystems.” All About Eggs, published by...
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#001 with Ashton Eaton
Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: Ashton’s 2018 InterPlanetary Festival Appearance, “Living in Space” Ashton’s 2019 InterPlanetary Festival Appearance, “Zen and the Art of Space Exploration” Sam Harris podcast interview with David Krakauer General...
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#000 with David Krakauer
SFI President David Krakauer joins Caitlin McShea to consider the producers of an object, the receivers of said object, and the qualities of the object itself, in this first episode of Alien Crash Site...a sci-fi technology pod that pushes people out of their comfort Zones, and into Alien Crash...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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.
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