Life’s Journey Through the Universe
Time: 12:30-13:30
Room: 146A
Format: Panel Discussion
Organizers
Life’s Journey Through the Universe
In recent decades, astrobiology has revealed that our universe hosts myriad environments for life to thrive, sharpening humanity’s oldest questions: Does life exist elsewhere in the universe? What was its origin? Is the universe home to extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI)? What would it mean if we found it?
Drawing from astrobiologists and scientists who search for ETI, the panel’s goal is to find resonance between the two fields through the theme of (intelligent) life’s evolution throughout the cosmos. This panel explores the possibility of interstellar transfer of organic material (panspermia), and, how technologically advanced life forms may have forged interplanetary connections.
Facilitator

Pete WORDEN
Executive Director, Breakthrough Initiatives
United States
Speakers

Lucianne WALKOWICZ
Co-Founder, The JustSpace Alliance Country
United States

Bill DIAMOND
President & CEO, SETI Institute
United States