Science Fiction Realities
Why Don’t We See Aliens?
Guest: Keith Cooper, author, "The Contact Paradox: Challenging Our Assumptions in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence"
Are we alone in the universe? What assumptions do we make in our search for extraterrestrial life? Would contact be a good thing for our planet, and theirs?
Moving the Earth
Guest: Matt Caplan, Assistant Professor, Physics, Illinois State University
A stellar engine is a theoretical machine that could move the earth out of harm's way in the face of imminent planetary destruction. Could we build one if we needed to?