Documentary Special: “Is There Anybody Out There?”
Are we alone in the universe? Could there be other civilisations out there that we could possibly contact?In 1961, Astrophysicist Frank Drake tried to formulate an equation that could answer these questions.Today, we have finally reached a technological level that allows us to search for signs of life and technology on planets in distant star systems.So, “Is There Anybody Out There?”We’ll be asking that question on this very special episode of Futureproof...Guests:Sean Jordan - Associate Professor in Biogeochemistry and Astrobiology at Dublin City University @SeanFJProfessor Johanna Vos - Astrophysicist specialising in exoplanet atmospheres in Trinity College Dublin @TCD_physicsProfessor Lisa Kalteneger - Professor of Astronomy at Cornell and current Director of the Carl Sagan Institute @KalteneggerLisa
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Extra: Could There Be Life On Mars?
Guest: Dr Clare Cousins, Reader in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews
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The Man Who Endured 200 Snake Bites
Guests:Susan Kelleher of DCULaura Hayes of DIASTim Friede
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Extra: Immunology from Deadly Pathogens
Guest: Prof Cliona O’Farrelly, Chair in Comparative Immunology at TCD
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The Smells of an Epileptic Seizure
Guests:Dr Shane Bergin, UCDProfessor Annie Curtis, RCSIDr Shelley Brady Postdoctoral Researcher at the Insight Research Ireland Centre for Data Analytics at DCU
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