Professor Determann has been writing about fascinating topics, from biological evolution and space sciences in the Arab States to Islamic science fiction and diversity in astronomy. Here is a Kainaati Chai conversation about "first contact" and a discussion about early Pakistani science fiction.

Dr. Matthias Determann is associate professor in history in the Liberal Arts & Sciences program at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar. His research interests lie in the history of science and scholarship and in the history of the Muslim world.

Here are the books that we discuss here:
Islam, Science Fiction and Extraterrestrial Life: The Culture of Astrobiology in the Muslim World
https://www.amazon.com/Islam-Science-...

Islamic Theology and Extraterrestrial Life
https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/islamic...

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Astronomy: A Modern History
https://mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/boo...

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Host: Salman Hameed has a PhD in astronomy and is Charles Taylor Chair of Integrated Science & Humanities at Hampshire College and a member of the Five College Astronomy Department (FCAD) in Massachusetts, USA. He is also the CEO of the non-profit Kainaat Studios 

Credits: 
Editor: Shehryar Shaikh
Music: Zohaib Kazi