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Big Picture Science Radio Show - Creative Brains Many animals are industrious and clever, but humans are unique in their creative and inventive impulses. Composer Anthony Brandt and neuroscientist David Eagleman discuss how human creativity has reshaped the world. But is Homo sapiens’ claim on creativity destined to be short-lived? Why both men are prepared to step aside when artificial intelligence can do their jobs. February 05, 2018 |
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February 05, 2018 New Studies of Clay Formation Provide Clues about Early Martian Climate February 5, 2018, Mountain View, CA -- New research published in Nature Astronomy seeks to understand how surface clay was formed on Mars despite its cold climate. |
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Democratizing Astronomy One Child at a Time The Unistellar team recently traveled to the Rift Valley in Kenya to participate in a unique and exciting outreach event with a new initiative called StarWatchForAll. January 30, 2018 |
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The Three Surprises of 'Oumuamua One of the defining moments in planetary astronomy in 2017 is that this is the year we discovered the first astronomical object to enter the Solar System from interstellar space. January 30, 2018 |
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Simple math shows how many space aliens may be out there If you say you believe space aliens exist, I doubt your friends will be shocked. In a universe aglow with 2 trillion galaxies, you'd be supremely smug to think that Earth alone hosts clever creatures. January 29, 2018 |
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Where in the Worlds has SETI Institute Been? - Jan 15, 2017 - Jan 21, 2018 A roundup of SETI Institute in the media. January 26, 2018 |
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Where in the Worlds has SETI Institute Been? - Jan 08, 2017 - Jan 14, 2018 A roundup of SETI Institute in the media. January 12, 2018 |
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Carl Sagan Center Activity Report December 2017 Carl Sagan Center Activity Report for November 2017 January 19, 2018 |
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Laser SETI 2018 Hello and happy Trip Around the Sun 2018! We’d like to help start your year in a positive way with a very exciting announcement. January 18, 2018 |
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UFO believers got one thing right. Here's what they get wrong. The government did have a secret program to investigate odd aerial phenomena, but that doesn't mean UFOs are alien spacecraft. January 16, 2018 |