September 25, 2009

Lecture 3: Imagining Other Worlds

40 minutes

What is the cultural history of our imaginings of other worlds and their

possible inhabitants? I will draw examples from history, philosophy,

literature, cinema, and popular culture. In the end,

our imaginings about other worlds inform us more about ourselves, our

hopes and our fears, than about extraterrestrial life. The scientific

inquiry we are undertaking must therefore approach the problem from a

different direction. Recorded live on 2009 Sep 25 in Room 1005 Smith

Laboratory on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University.

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By Richard Pogge

September 25, 2009

40 minutes

What is the cultural history of our imaginings of other worlds and their

possible inhabitants? I will draw examples from history, philosophy,

literature, cinema, and popular culture. In the end,

our imaginings about other worlds inform us more about ourselves, our

hopes and our fears, than about extraterrestrial life. The scientific

inquiry we are undertaking must therefore approach the problem from a

different direction. Recorded live on 2009 Sep 25 in Room 1005 Smith

Laboratory on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University.

...more

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