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