Unlikely Collaborators Spark Salon with Dr. Lisa Kaltenegger, PhD

Are we alone in the universe?

For most of human history, that question lived in myth and imagination. Today, it lives in scientific inquiry.

In this Spark Salon, astrophysicist and astrobiologist Dr. Lisa Kaltenegger, Founding Director of the Carl Sagan Institute and author of Alien Earths, takes us into the search for worlds beyond our own. As scientists explore distant planets orbiting other stars, they are not just gathering data; they are interpreting it.

What counts as life?

What makes a world “habitable”?

How do we recognize something we’ve never seen before?

The search for life beyond Earth is ultimately a search for meaning. It forces us to examine the assumptions we carry about what is normal, possible, and real.

As our view of the cosmos expands, so does our perspective on ourselves. Looking outward into the vastness of space, we may discover something equally profound about how we construct our understanding of life here at home.

In-person attendees will receive a complimentary book.

6:00 p.m.: Doors open, reception

7:00 p.m.: Program begins promptly

8:00 p.m.: Book signing and reception

Kaltenegger is the author of Alien Earths: The New Science for Planet Hunting in the Cosmos, available for purchase at your favorite book retailer.

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