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Plenary Talks - Audio Downloads

TUESDAY

 

The Formation of Habitable Solar Systems

  • The Origin of the Elements  Presented by Anna Frebel
  • Making Water Worlds: The Role of 26AI  Presented by Jeff Hester and Steve Desch

AstroChemistry and CosmoChemistry in Astrobiology   

          Presented by Edward Young

The Cultural Context for Astrobiology: Part 1

The Cultural Context for Astrobiology: Part 2

Panelists: Connie Bertka, Father Ernan McMullin, Jon Miller, Lord Martin Rees. Moderator: Kathy Sawyer

WEDNESDAY

 

Tribute to Stanley Miller

           Presented by Antonio Lazcano

Tribute to Leslie Orgel

           Presented by Gerald F. Joyce

 

The Evolution of Life: New Approaches to an Ancient Problem

  • 3.43 Billion Year-old Stromatolites and New Approaches to Deep Time Paleobiology                       Presented by Abigail Allwood
  • Sedimentary Organic Matter   Presented by Tanja Bosak
  • Sulfur Cycling in the Neoproterozoic and the Relationship between Earth Surface Redox and the     Evolution of Animal Life   Presented by Matt Hurtgen
  • Using Biochemical Networks to Integrate Genomics with Biogeochemistry                                Presented by Jason Raymond
  • New Approaches to an Ancient Problem of Sedimentary Organic Matter   Presented by Alex Sessions

Wednesday Evening Public Event:

Alien Worlds Safari: A Tour Through a Universe of Possibilities Part 1

Alien Worlds Safari: A Tour Through a Universe of Possibilities: Part 2

           Panelists: Tori Hoehler, Tullis Onstott, Peter Ward, Jill Tarter

           Moderator: Seth Shostak

Thursday

Weird or Impossible? The Limits of Environments for Biochemistry

            Presented by William Bains

Four Experimental Paths Toward a Theory of Life   

            Presented by Steven Benner

 

Life on Exoplanets: What Will Space Missions Tell Us?: Part 1 (Includes Award Ceremony)

Life on Exoplanets: What Will Space Missions Tell Us?: Part 2 (Includes Award Ceremony)

  • An Introduction by Lisa Kaltenegger
  • Can the Limits of Carbon-Based Life Help Constrain Habitability Conditions of Extra-Solar Planets?  Presented by John Baross
  • How Will Space Missions Detect Signs of Life on Exoplanets?  Presented by Wesley Traub
  • Biosignatures from Habitable Exoplanets   Presented by Sara Seager