Are there other life forms in the universe? Join us for an exhilarating talk by Dr Jill Stuart and moon viewing event with Paul Hill.
Join LSE's Dr Jill Stuart for an exploration into her research that covers sending messages into outer space, and listening for messages from outer space through SETI and METI systems.
Humanity regularly sends information from Earth out into the universe that may be picked up by potential extraterrestrial intelligence. Should we be sending such messages? If so, how do we represent ourselves in such messages? In searching the universe, what do we find out about ourselves?
Dr Jill Stuart is an academic based at the London School of Economics. She specialises in the politics, ethics and law of outer space exploration and exploitation. Dr Stuart is a Trustee of METI International, an organisation that focuses on sending messages from Earth to potential extraterrestrial life. She is Editor in Chief of the journal Space Policy, and was the 2015 Recipient of the British Science Association's Margaret Mead Award.
After Jill’s talk Paul Hill will show us the full moon through different telescopes. Paul is an elected fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, co-presenter and writer of Awesome Astronomy podcast, a Space Ambassador for ESERO and has appeared on BBC News and Radio to discuss a range of astronomy and space issues as well as being interviewed on the BBC’s “The Sky at Night”. He is also part of the team that runs the bi-annual, family friendly AstroCamp in the Brecon Beacons.
This event is the second of two astronomical events at Uncommon. The first event, Dark Side of the Moon, is on Tuesday 31 March. You are welcome to attend both events or just one.
The ticket price includes one complimentary drink.
We will cancel if less than half of the tickets are sold one week before. Refunds will be given in this situation.
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