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Alien Crash Site

Caitlin McShea

EN49 episodes
fictionsciencetechnologysocietyculturephilosophy

A new InterPlanetary interview series from the Santa Fe Institute takes a page from the Strugatsky brothers' classic Soviet sci-fi novel, Roadside Picnic, to discuss a variety of transformative alien artifacts.Thirteen years ago, an alien civilization visited our planet, and left behind myriad, mysterious materials in their crash sites. These areas, Zones, behave very strangely, but the interplanetary items they contain could change the trajectory of our technological advancement. What appears a...

Notable Guests

KKate Greene2×Ted ChiangTed Chiang1×James S. McDonnellJames S. McDonnell1×Slavoj ZizekSlavoj Zizek1×Annalee NewitzAnnalee Newitz1×HHenry Stone1×Lindy Elkins-TantonLindy Elkins-Tanton1×NNatalie Grefenstette1×CChris Kempes1×LLee Cronin1×

Episodes (49)

What can an asteroid tell us about our own Planet. #023 with Lindy Elkins-Tanton

Alien Crash Site

Dec 24, 202155:09pending

#022 - Crossover episode with Complexity Pod: Gary Bengier

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Dec 7, 20211:00:53pending

Co-Ordination: On Time Between Worlds - an InterPlanetary panel on Complex Time

Alien Crash Site

Nov 18, 20211:28:11pending

What are the best strategies for finding life in space? #021 with Natalie Grefen...

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Oct 28, 20211:03:34pending

Special Announcement - InterPlanetary Panel on Complex Time

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Oct 16, 20213:50pending

How does size shape our understanding of and search for life? #020 with Chris Ke...

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Oct 1, 202148:56pending

What to look for, when we don't know what we're looking for? #019 with Heather G...

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Sep 3, 202154:28pending

What Governance Structure Best Suits an InterPlanetary Humanity?" #018 with Timi...

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Aug 23, 20211:00:45pending

What lies in the space between? #017 with Aerospace Engineer Ryan McGranaghan

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Aug 6, 202155:22pending

How Do Artifacts Inform Cultural Evolution? #016 with Vanessa Ferdinand

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Jul 9, 202149:19pending

#015 with Cole Mathis

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Jun 24, 20211:08:56pending

#014 with Natalie Elliot

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Jun 10, 202150:11pending

#013 with Linda Sheehan

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May 28, 202150:59pending

#012 with Katherine Collins

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May 13, 202145:09pending

#011 with Van Savage

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Apr 29, 202148:11pending

#010 with Michael Lachmann

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Apr 1, 202159:43pending

#009 with Tony Eagan

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Mar 18, 202154:15pending

#008 with Tamara van der Does

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Mar 4, 202154:05pending

#007 with Nina Lanza

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Feb 18, 202154:12pending

#006 with Sasha Samochina

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Feb 4, 202152:09pending

#005 with Armin Ellis

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Jan 21, 202152:56pending

#004 with David Stout

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Dec 30, 202059:51pending

#003 with Frank Lantz

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Dec 2, 20201:03:07pending

#002 with Kate Greene

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Nov 18, 20201:06:47pending

#001 with Ashton Eaton

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Nov 4, 202054:57pending

#000 with David Krakauer

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Oct 12, 202050:29pending