BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//astrosociety.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:914bdb43-ce19-415e-81d3-fee92b60af3c X-WR-CALDESC:Last one of the season! Don't miss out!\n\nWednesday\, May. 26 th\, 2021 at 7 pm (PDT)\n\nA Little Talk About Aliens: Techno-signatures a nd the New Science of Life in the Universe\nwith Prof. Adam Frank (U of Ro chester)\n \nLive Streamed on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/SVAstro nomyLectures \n\nThe talk is part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series (through Foothill College)\, now in its 21st year. \n\nToday\, the search for intelligent\, civilization-building life in the Universe is un dergoing a profound renewal. Thanks to the discovery of thousands of plan ets orbiting other stars\, the introduction of new observing technologies\ , and increased support from both public and private sectors\, a new scien ce of searching for “techno-signatures” is emerging. \n\nIn this talk D r. Frank will unpack this frontier area\, discussing what counts as a tech no-signature\; how to be systematic in thinking about exo-civilizations an d their evolution\; what techno-signatures can tell us about our own futur e. He believes that within the next few decades we will likely have actua l data relevant to the question life\, perhaps even the intelligent kind\, in the Universe. \n\nDr. Adam Frank is a leading expert on the final stag es in the evolution for stars like the Sun\, but his current work also foc uses on life in the universe. His research group at the University of Roc hester has developed advanced supercomputer tools for studying how stars f orm and how planets evolve. His most recent book is Light of the Stars: Al ien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth\, which won the 2019 Phi Beta Kappa A ward for Science. He has written two other books\, The Constant Fire: Beyo nd the Religion and Science Debate\, and About Time: Cosmology and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang. He is the co-founder of the blog 13.8 o n BigThink.com and an on-air commentator for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has contributed pieces to the New York Times\, NBC\, The Washington Po st and elsewhere\, and served as the science consultant for Marvel’s Docto r Strange. Frank’s work in public outreach was recently honored via the Am erican Physical Society’s 2020 Joseph A. Burton Forum Award. \n\n(if you go to this address the evening of the talk you will see and be able to par ticipate in the live event\; we will also make a recording) \n\n---------- --------------------------------------------------\nThe talk is part of th e Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series (through Foothill College)\, now in its 21st year. \n\n\n \nThe lecture is co-sponsored by: \n\n* The Foot hill College Science\, Tech\, Engineering & Math Division \n\n* The SETI I nstitute \n\n* The Astronomical Society of the Pacific \n\n* The Universit y of California Observatories (including Lick Observatory). \n X-WR-RELCALID:9a7edd3c75b4fac4bb6795750dd10cc5 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RDATE:20211107T020000 RDATE:20221106T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RDATE:20220313T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a91bb0f6-bbe7-4165-9d8a-c5130291e1f4 DTSTAMP:20260404T032142Z DESCRIPTION:Last one of the season! Don't miss out!\n\nWednesday\, May. 26t h\, 2021 at 7 pm (PDT)\n\nA Little Talk About Aliens: Techno-signatures an d the New Science of Life in the Universe\nwith Prof. Adam Frank (U of Roc hester)\n \nLive Streamed on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/SVAstron omyLectures \n\nThe talk is part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series (through Foothill College)\, now in its 21st year. \n\nToday\, the search for intelligent\, civilization-building life in the Universe is und ergoing a profound renewal. Thanks to the discovery of thousands of plane ts orbiting other stars\, the introduction of new observing technologies\, and increased support from both public and private sectors\, a new scienc e of searching for “techno-signatures” is emerging. \n\nIn this talk Dr . Frank will unpack this frontier area\, discussing what counts as a techn o-signature\; how to be systematic in thinking about exo-civilizations and their evolution\; what techno-signatures can tell us about our own future . He believes that within the next few decades we will likely have actual data relevant to the question life\, perhaps even the intelligent kind\, in the Universe. \n\nDr. Adam Frank is a leading expert on the final stage s in the evolution for stars like the Sun\, but his current work also focu ses on life in the universe. His research group at the University of Roch ester has developed advanced supercomputer tools for studying how stars fo rm and how planets evolve. His most recent book is Light of the Stars: Ali en Worlds and the Fate of the Earth\, which won the 2019 Phi Beta Kappa Aw ard for Science. He has written two other books\, The Constant Fire: Beyon d the Religion and Science Debate\, and About Time: Cosmology and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang. He is the co-founder of the blog 13.8 on BigThink.com and an on-air commentator for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has contributed pieces to the New York Times\, NBC\, The Washington Pos t and elsewhere\, and served as the science consultant for Marvel’s Doctor Strange. Frank’s work in public outreach was recently honored via the Ame rican Physical Society’s 2020 Joseph A. Burton Forum Award. \n\n(if you g o to this address the evening of the talk you will see and be able to part icipate in the live event\; we will also make a recording) \n\n----------- -------------------------------------------------\nThe talk is part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series (through Foothill College)\, now in its 21st year. \n\n\n \nThe lecture is co-sponsored by: \n\n* The Footh ill College Science\, Tech\, Engineering & Math Division \n\n* The SETI In stitute \n\n* The Astronomical Society of the Pacific \n\n* The University of California Observatories (including Lick Observatory). \n DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210526T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210526T200000 LOCATION: SUMMARY:Free Live Streaming Silicon Valley Lecture: A Little Talk About Al iens: Techno-signatures and the New Science of Life in the Universe with P rof. Adam Frank (U of Rochester) END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR