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2 episodes with ellie arroway
2 episodes with ellie arroway
2 episodes with ellie arroway
On this week's episode of Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle and John watched Contact, the 1997 science-fiction drama directed by Robert Zemeckis. Based on the book by Carl Sagan, Contact stars Jodie Foster as Dr. Ellie Arroway, a SETI scientist who discovers extraterrestrial life and is eventually chosen to make first contact with the alien life. Foster is joined by a stacked cast of character actors, including Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, Tom Skerritt, William Fichtner, John Hunt, Rob Lowe and Angela Bassett. In their conversation, Jamelle and John discuss the distinctly neoliberal politics of the film as well as the extent to which Contact is a prominent example of the “end of history” utopianism that marked political and cultural life as the 1990s came to a close.You can find Contact to rent or purchase on Amazon or Apple TV.For the next episode of the podcast, Jamelle and John will watch Air Force One, directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Harrison Ford as the president who punches. And don't forget the Patreon, where they watch the political and military thrillers of the Cold War and talk about the politics of those decades! On the most recent episode of the Patreon, Jamelle and John watched the 1970 political drama WUSA. You can listen to that and more at patreon.com/unclearpod.Our producer is Connor Lynch and our artwork is by Rachel Eck.
Bilimkurgu filmlerinin bilimsel yanlarını farklı perspektiflerden değerlendirdiğimiz bilim sanat podcasti Dollywood'un, Muhsin Doğan'ın konuk olduğu 18. bölümü yayında! Yeni bölümde ilk olarak, filmin uyarlandığı kitabın da yazarı olan bilim insanı Carl Sagan'a bir saygı duruşunda bulunduk. Daha sonrasında bilim iletişimiyle devam eden sohbetimiz, radyo astronomisinden uzaydaki canlılık ihtimali ve solucan deliklerine dek pek çok farklı konuya uzandı. Carl Sagan'ın 1985 yılından yayımlanan aynı adlı romanından uyarlanan 1997 yapımı Contact filminin yönetmen koltuğunda Robert Zemeckis yer alıyor. Başrollerde Jodie Foster ve Matthew McConaughey'in yer aldığı film, uzayda bir canlılık bulmak adına yıllarını veren bilim insanı Ellie Arroway'in, buna dair ilk kez bir sinyal bulmasının ardından yaşananları ele alıyor.
Episode 305. They should've sent a poet... instead they got podcasters. We connect with Contact, the 1997 sci-fi drama from director Robert Zemekis, based on a novel from Carl Sagan. Dr. Ellie Arroway has spent her life listening to the stars, and the stars finally have a message for her. Humanity scrambles to decode an alien transmission and determine what to do with this new knowledge, and what it means for their very concept of facts vs. faith. We discuss the story's approachable and universal take on "lowercase f" faith, the eccentric billionaire who lives in a plane, that legendary mirror shot, and the rare sci-fi story that's comforting more than it is cautionary.Click here to watch a video of this episode. (00:00) - Intro (00:04) - Welcome and banter (03:18) - Non-spoiler thoughts on Contact (20:45) - Housekeeping (26:18) - Spoilers for Contact (01:12:32) - Review Show Bingo (01:17:37) - Recommendations (01:31:13) - What we are discussing next episode (01:35:44) - Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
What if there are intelligent lifeforms elsewhere in the universe? And what if all we need to do to find them is to listen to the right radio frequency at the right time? That's what the scientists of SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) have been working on for decades. And that research got the Hollywood Glow-Up back in 1997 with Contact, starring Jodie Foster as SETI researcher Dr. Ellie Arroway. Because if we were alone in the Universe, wouldn't that be such a waste of space?Find the transcript here.Sign up here for the monthly AirSpace newsletter
Do aliens dream about meeting us, too? Up Next ► Michio Kaku: The laws of physics doom Planet Earth • Michio Kaku: The laws of physics doom... When we first started exploring space, we only knew about the eight planets in our Solar System. Today, we know that in the Milky Way galaxy, there are more planets than there are stars. Additionally, there are organisms on Earth called "extremophiles" that thrive in extreme or hostile environments, similar to those found on many exoplanets. With so much potentially habitable real estate in the Universe, it is natural to wonder if it actually is inhabited. SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, is trying to find out. --------------------------------- About Jill Tarter: Jill Tarter is Director of the Center for SETI Research at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California. She served as Project Scientist for NASA's SETI program, the High Resolution Microwave Survey, and has conducted numerous observational programs at radio observatories worldwide. Since the termination of funding for NASA's SETI program in 1993, she has served in a leadership role to secure private funding to continue the exploratory science. Her astronomical work was illustrated in Carl Sagan's 1985 novel "Contact." The character largely based on Tarter, "Ellie Arroway," was portrayed by Jodie Foster in the 1997 film version of "Contact." ---------------------------------------------------------------- Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Member Get exclusive access to full interviews, early access to new releases, Big Think merch and more ►Get Big Think+ for Business Guide, inspire and accelerate leaders at all levels of your company with the biggest minds in business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join Alex and guest host Dr. Jacob Miranda as they explore the metascience, confirmation bias, and the nature of faith vs. science in the sci-fi epic, Contact (1997). The film, directed by Robert Zemeckis and cowrote by Carl Sagan himself, stars Jodie Foster as Ellie Arroway, a SETI scientist who helps discover a message from the stars. The film also stars Matthew McConaughey, a religious person who acts as a foil for Ellie's scientifically-oriented mind. Confirmation bias reins in all aspects of this film, but the commentary also includes a a healthy dose of metascience and the open science movement, especially what is part of the current discussion in Psychology — the replication crisis. Take a trip to the stars, or another dimension, and ask yourself the question: do you believe Ellie? Please leave your feedback on this post, the main site (cinemapsychpod.swanpsych.com), on Facebook (@CinPsyPod), Twitter (@CinPsyPod), or Instagram (@cinemapsych_podcast) and Threads (@cinemapsych_podcast). We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to check out our Paypal link to contribute to this podcast and keep the lights on! Don't forget to check out our MERCH STORE for some great merch with our logo and other designs! Legal stuff: 1. All film clips are used under Section 107 of Title 17 U.S.C. (fair use; no copyright infringement is intended). 2. Intro and outro music by half.cool ("Gemini"). Used under license. 3. Film reel sound effect by bone666138. Used under license CC-BY 3.0.
Jodie Foster stars as scientist Ellie Arroway, who has dedicated her life to searching for possible intelligent lifeforms outside of Earth and our solar system. An orphan from an early age, her faith in God has wavered since the days of trying to futilely contact her mother in heaven through the radio, replaced by a firm belief in science and facts as the pinnacle of what's true and right. While her faith that we are not alone in the universe is unwavering, as a scientist, she won't rest until she has absolute proof. Scanning the skies for radio waves of intelligent extraterrestrial origin, she and her team at SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) wait diligently for a message. That day finally arrives when they pick up a repeating signal emanating from Vega, a star system 26 light-years away. As the scientists work diligently to try to decode the message, the Earth erupts in a series of science vs. religion debates on what this all means, and who should be the one who represents our interests should we come face to face with the originator of the message.
La voz 'Adalid' se deriva del árabe 'delid' que significa mostrador, ya que enseñaba el Camino y lideraba. Un Adalid de Luz es un Guía, un Guerrero de Luz que saca lo mejor de sí mismo y se compromete a expandirlo iluminando todo aquello que se encuentra a su Paso. Esta vez acompañamos a Ellie Arroway en su experiencia e investigación para comprobar que por mucho que se insista en enfrentar Ciencia y Religión, ambas se quedan cortas para explicar y dar sentido a la Espiritualidad y la Verdadera Naturaleza del Alma y de la Vida pues no se trata de enfrentar conceptos que son complementarios, sino de aunarlos, como bien dice Palmer Joss en la peli, para encontrar y exponer la Verdad. Los seres humanos nos empeñamos tozudamente en dar pruebas físicas de toda experiencia que vivimos, cuando lo más importante y precioso de nuestra Existencia es Energético, Espiritual, Álmico y consta de pruebas mucho más importantes que las físicas, ya que son Pruebas de Fuego para el Alma y Renovación para el cuerpo físico. Por eso ridiculizar a alguien por tener tal o cual creencia no es sino un acto de cobardía y de falsa superioridad, ya que no se trata de quedar por encima de nadie, sino de reconocer que cada Alma tiene sus Pruebas de Fuego y su Velocidad de Aprendizaje. Por otro lado, que una experiencia no se pueda respaldar con hechos físicos no la hace menos real, ya que es algo personal e intransferible que cada Alma debe valorar, experimentar y valorar desde sus características encarnadas. Por eso es de vital importancia saber comprender al prójimo incluso si no coincide con tu visión vital, ya que Dios Es TODO y como tal, llega a cada uno de nosotros de la manera en que mejor sabemos comprenderlo, es decir, como necesitamos experimentarlo. Tirad del Hilo y Expandid vuestra Luz al Máximo, Adalides!! Las opciones son INFINITAS!!! Que todo os impulse en vuestra Búsqueda de la Verdad y, cuando la Encontréis, Convertíos en Ella dando EJEMPLO!!! Abrazo Apretao a todos!! Mi sitio web: https://coraurzon.wixsite.com/laposadafronteriza e-mail de contacto: auriel113@yahoo.com Donativos HILANDO FINO Podcast: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=GEXR5HUV85W5U (((Canción: Spirit of Fire. Música: www.fiftysounds.com/es/))) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cora-muoz-peas/message
This week, we wrapped up season 4 and watched Contact (1997). This movie fits right in with the season 4 finale as we talk more about science, religion, Carl Sagan, aliens and break down whether Ellie Arroway is more Scully or Mulder coded (Mulder). Tune in next time with the season 5 two parter premiere S05E01/02 "Redux I and II" and follow us on Twitter @condensedtruth!
Are you a truth seeker when it comes to UFOs (aka UAPs)? Have you watched the movie Contact (1997) and remember the scene when Jodie Foster's character (Ellie Arroway) said to a group of children "I'll tell you one thing about the universe, though. The universe is a pretty big place. It's bigger than anything anyone has ever dreamed of before. So if it's just us... seems like an awful waste of space. Right?" Ufologist Jane Kyle (aka UFO Jane) discusses the cover ups and controversy the government has created regarding UAP sightings, the recent hearing by Intelligence Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, and the UFO docuseries by J.J. Abrams. Tune in and find Jane's take on UFOs, the experts she has talked to about the phenomenon, and why she loves speaking at UFO events. You can find UFO Jane @ufojanetx and weirdufos.com.We love our listeners and want to hear from you! Send us your feedback at womenwhosarcast@yahoo.com or leave a voicemail message at our PodInbox.Subscribe to Women Who Podcast magazine at womenwhopodcastmag.com.Follow us on social media @womenwhosarcast and @womenwhopodcastmagazine!All content © 2022 Women Who Sarcast.
CONTACT Dr. Ellie Arroway races to interpret a possible message originating from the Vega star system. Once first contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence is proven, Arroway contends with restrictive National Security Advisors and religious fanatics bent on containing the implications of such an event. An incredible message is found hidden in the signal, but will Arroway be the one to answer its call? Craig and guest co-host Mark Woodring (@vsmoviepodcast on twitter) discuss are we alone, science vs faith, billionaires in space and the movie Contact on this week's Matinee Heroes! Show Notes 1:07 Craig and guest co-host Mark Woodring from the Visually Stunning Movie Podacast discuss 2022 4:56 Craig and Mark discuss the movie "Contact" 30:28 Recasting 51:21 Double Feature 53:31 Final Thoughts 57:30 A preview of next week's episode "Out of Sight" Next week... We get all Elmore Leonard hot and bothered with "Out of Sight"
CONTACT Dr. Ellie Arroway races to interpret a possible message originating from the Vega star system. Once first contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence is proven, Arroway contends with restrictive National Security Advisors and religious fanatics bent on containing the implications of such an event. An incredible message is found hidden in the signal, but will Arroway be the one to answer its call? Craig and guest co-host Mark Woodring (@vsmoviepodcast on twitter) discuss are we alone, science vs faith, billionaires in space and the movie Contact on this week's Matinee Heroes! Show Notes 1:07 Craig and guest co-host Mark Woodring from the Visually Stunning Movie Podacast discuss 2022 4:56 Craig and Mark discuss the movie "Contact" 30:28 Recasting 51:21 Double Feature 53:31 Final Thoughts 57:30 A preview of next week's episode "Out of Sight" Next week... We get all Elmore Leonard hot and bothered with "Out of Sight"
Dr Jill Tarter is Emeritus Chair for SETI Research at the SETI Institute. Jill has served as Project Scientist for NASA's SETI program and has since spent 35 years at the SETI Institute, a non-profit organization she helped launch in 1984. She and the SETI team are scanning space for signals that could reveal intelligent alien life. She recently stepped down as the Director of Center for SETI Research after 28 years and is one of the most lauded and accomplished SETI researchers on our planet. She has been named as one of the Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World and the inspiration for the character of Ellie Arroway in Carl Sagan's Contact, a role played by Jodie Foster in the film.
S1E12: Special Guest Russ Hudson, “Contact,” and Ennea-Type Five, Striving to Feel Detached. (The first of two parts.) How do we maintain the clarity-providing space between ourselves and the emotional messiness of life without losing contact? This is the question Fives wrestle with, and it is the question at the heart of “Contact,” the 1997 movie starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey. Foster's “Ellie Arroway” is a scientist desperate to make contact with beings from space while struggling to connect with those around her. Russ Hudson, the preeminent Enneagram teacher of our time (and an Ennea-type Five himself), joins Mario, Maria Jose, and Tamer for this wide-ranging conversation that explores how “Contact” clearly depicts the themes of the Five, as well as the futility of seeing a conflict between religion and science and how true spirituality combines the need for critical thinking with a search for the numinous. Oh, and, of course, we discuss why zombie movies matter…
Contact es una película de 1997 de ciencia ficción dirigida por Robert Zemeckis. Es una adaptación cinematográfica de la novela del mismo nombre escrita por Carl Sagan. Jodie Foster interpreta a la protagonista, la Dra. Eleanor Arroway, una científica del SETI que encuentra pruebas fehacientes de vida extraterrestre. De la película recatamos esta frase dicha por la doctora Arroway: Entonces, ¿qué es más probable? ¿Que un dios todopoderoso y misterioso creó el universo y decidió no dar ninguna prueba de su existencia? ¿O que simplemente no existe en absoluto, y que lo creamos para no tener que sentirnos tan pequeños y solos?
S2/EP3 - Jill Cornell Tarter is an American astronomer best known for her work on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).Tarter's astronomical work is illustrated in Carl Sagan's novel Contact. In the film version of Contact, the protagonist Ellie Arroway is played by Jodie Foster. Tarter conversed with the actress for months before and during filming, and Arroway was "largely based" on Tarter's work. She has also been featured in John Boswell's Symphony of Science music video, "The Poetry of Reality (An Anthem for Science)Tarter is the former director of the Center for SETI Research, holding the Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI at the SETI Institute. In 2002, Discover magazine recognized her as one of the 50 most important women in science.Tarter has worked on a number of major scientific projects, most relating to the search for extraterrestrial life. As a graduate student, she was inspired to do SETI research by the Cyclops Report. Stuart Bowyer gave her the report to read when Bowyer discovered that Tarter could program the then-outdated PDP-8/S computer that had been donated by Jack Welch for Bowyer's SETI project at Hat Creek Radio Observatory. She worked with Bowyer on the radio-search project SERENDIP and created the corresponding backronym, "Search for Extraterrestrial Radio Emissions from Nearby Developed Intelligent Populations". She was project scientist for NASA's High Resolution Microwave Survey (HRMS) in 1992 and 1993 and subsequently director of Project Phoenix (HRMS reconfigured) under the auspices of the SETI Institute. She was co-creator with Margaret Turnbull of the HabCat in 2002, a principal component of Project Phoenix. Tarter has published dozens of technical papers and lectures extensively both on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and the need for proper science education. She had spent 35 years in the quest for extraterrestrial life when she announced her retirement in 2012
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In episode 2 of Totally Tell Me Everything -- a monthly podcast hosted by podcasters and friends, Sarah Woloski and Bryn MacKinnon -- we tackle the topic of Space! As always, we've got three questions to ask and answer about this episode's topic, so let's get to it, shall we? Question 1: What is it about space and how did your interest in space begin? Bryn kicks off the conversation (and reveals just how old she really is) with the Space Shuttle program and then quickly diverts us to a downer story about the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster in 1986. Small redemption in the story about seeing the final space shuttle, Endeavor, on its trip to the California Science Center. Sarah saves the day by sharing the very relatable story of building a remarkably accurate model of the solar system in 3rd grade with her engineer father, Peter Heitman, which sparked her interest in the vastness we call space. We talk at length about the excellent space/science/romance movie, “Contact,” starring Jodi Foster and Matthew McConaughey. And let's not forget Sarah and her mother's shared love of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Related links and rabbit holes: Influence of TV shows, films and books about space: E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, Star Wars, Apollo 13, Stephen Hawking's “A Brief History of Time,” Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, The Right Stuff, more The Right Stuff The Very Large Array Art and science come together in the music of space: Alan Silvestri, composer of the soundtracks for Contact and Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Pine Cones vs Pine Nuts Question 2: What do we want to learn about space? Interestingly, we both did research on and want to talk about life beyond our planet, but from slightly different angles. Sarah takes deep into the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence, particularly the SETI Institute, the non-profit in Silicon Valley that listens to and analyzes the sounds we can hear from space, with the hope of finding intelligent life out there. SETI was founded 1984, by Tom Pierson and astronomer Jill Tarter, and played a large role in “Contact,” which Sarah assigned Bryn to watch as podcast homework before we recorded this episode. Drake Equation How many habitable planets are there? Arecibo collapse COOL PODCAST ALERT: The Science of Sci-Fi Podcast, with Erin MacDonald While Sarah dove into the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence, Bryn looked into communication with extraterrestrial intelligence, or CETI. Arecibo message Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Lambros D. Callimahos at the NSA Do we need a special language to talk to aliens? How do you communicate with an intelligent entity you know nothing about? Or with whom you have no common cultural background? TANGENT: Bryn explores some examples of this that we already have on Earth: Plants and animals communicate in ways that we have been able to observe or participate in Trees Bees Dogs can learn "talk" Apes using sign language Question 3: What are you excited about regarding space? Sarah can't wait to get involved in space research, and you can, too! SETI's Planet Patrol: You can inspect stars from home and help with SETI's research Citizen Science for NASA: Collaborate with NASA scientists on many different projects from your cell phone or laptop. NASA Solve: There are problems to solve, and you can get involved! You might even win a competition. Bryn is excited to catch the space action as it happens. Here's how you can, too! International Space Station Sign up for Spot the Station, NASA's official alert system for when the ISS is flying over your area ISS Detector app: Another way to get alerts when the ISS will be overhead, but this one has a live ISS cam! Listen to them talking to each other The Mars Rovers! Expedition Mars: Spirit and Opportunity Perseverance on its way to Mars. Landing in February 2021! spaceplace.nasa.gov Where is the Rover? Follow Perseverance on Twitter! Tangents and corrections: Astronaut ice cream, Reese's Pieces, Pia Zadora, Tang, The Black Hole Bryn got this quote so wrong: “Planting seeds in a garden you never get to see” is a line in the song “The World Was Wide Enough” from Hamilton, an American Musical. She blames the pandemic. Final Thought: We wrap it up by revisiting Bryn's husband's statement that space exploration is the manifestation of our biggest dreams, goals and questions as humans. Space exploration, whether up there in rockets, shuttles and space stations or from down here on our home planet, captures and expands our imaginations. It is ambitious, dangerous, difficult and risky. But as Ellie Arroway's father says in the movie “Contact” when she asks him if he thinks there's people on other planets: “I don't know, Sparks. But I guess I'd say if it is just us... seems like an awful waste of space.” Thank you for joining us for this episode of Totally Tell Me Everything. We're so happy to share this space and time with you. As always, huge thanks to the totally talented “John Williams of Podcasting,” Rob Dehlinger, his wife, Lisa Dehlinger, and their daughter, Zoe, for our super theme song. Check out Rob's stellar band, the Alpha Rhythm Kings. We hope you'll come over and sit by us for our next conversation, episode 3...about Books! About Totally Tell Me Everything Two friends, one fun topic, three burning questions = lots of fun conversation! Each month we pick a topic and ask each other three questions about it - we learn about the subject, our past and each other. So come sit by us and we'll totally tell you everything! How To Listen on the Go: Listen now and leave a Review on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Google Podcasts | RSS If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave a podcast rating and review!! Social Media Instagram: http://instagram.com/totallytellmeeverything Sarah: http://instagram.com/jeditink Bryn: https://www.instagram.com/brynane/ Join the Skywalking Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/488002904732240/ Subscribe to the Skywalking Network Newsletter
In episode 2 of Totally Tell Me Everything -- a monthly podcast hosted by podcasters and friends, Sarah Woloski and Bryn MacKinnon -- we tackle the topic of Space! As always, we've got three questions to ask and answer about this episode's topic, so let's get to it, shall we? Question 1: What is it about space and how did your interest in space begin? Bryn kicks off the conversation (and reveals just how old she really is) with the Space Shuttle program and then quickly diverts us to a downer story about the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster in 1986. Small redemption in the story about seeing the final space shuttle, Endeavor, on its trip to the California Science Center. Sarah saves the day by sharing the very relatable story of building a remarkably accurate model of the solar system in 3rd grade with her engineer father, Peter Heitman, which sparked her interest in the vastness we call space. We talk at length about the excellent space/science/romance movie, “Contact,” starring Jodi Foster and Matthew McConaughey. And let's not forget Sarah and her mother's shared love of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Related links and rabbit holes: Influence of TV shows, films and books about space: E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, Star Wars, Apollo 13, Stephen Hawking's “A Brief History of Time,” Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, The Right Stuff, more The Right Stuff The Very Large Array Art and science come together in the music of space: Alan Silvestri, composer of the soundtracks for Contact and Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Pine Cones vs Pine Nuts Question 2: What do we want to learn about space? Interestingly, we both did research on and want to talk about life beyond our planet, but from slightly different angles. Sarah takes deep into the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence, particularly the SETI Institute, the non-profit in Silicon Valley that listens to and analyzes the sounds we can hear from space, with the hope of finding intelligent life out there. SETI was founded 1984, by Tom Pierson and astronomer Jill Tarter, and played a large role in “Contact,” which Sarah assigned Bryn to watch as podcast homework before we recorded this episode. Drake Equation How many habitable planets are there? Arecibo collapse COOL PODCAST ALERT: The Science of Sci-Fi Podcast, with Erin MacDonald While Sarah dove into the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence, Bryn looked into communication with extraterrestrial intelligence, or CETI. Arecibo message Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Lambros D. Callimahos at the NSA Do we need a special language to talk to aliens? How do you communicate with an intelligent entity you know nothing about? Or with whom you have no common cultural background? TANGENT: Bryn explores some examples of this that we already have on Earth: Plants and animals communicate in ways that we have been able to observe or participate in Trees Bees Dogs can learn "talk" Apes using sign language Question 3: What are you excited about regarding space? Sarah can't wait to get involved in space research, and you can, too! SETI's Planet Patrol: You can inspect stars from home and help with SETI's research Citizen Science for NASA: Collaborate with NASA scientists on many different projects from your cell phone or laptop. NASA Solve: There are problems to solve, and you can get involved! You might even win a competition. Bryn is excited to catch the space action as it happens. Here's how you can, too! International Space Station Sign up for Spot the Station, NASA's official alert system for when the ISS is flying over your area ISS Detector app: Another way to get alerts when the ISS will be overhead, but this one has a live ISS cam! Listen to them talking to each other The Mars Rovers! Expedition Mars: Spirit and Opportunity Perseverance on its way to Mars. Landing in February 2021! spaceplace.nasa.gov Where is the Rover? Follow Perseverance on Twitter! Tangents and corrections: Astronaut ice cream, Reese's Pieces, Pia Zadora, Tang, The Black Hole Bryn got this quote so wrong: “Planting seeds in a garden you never get to see” is a line in the song “The World Was Wide Enough” from Hamilton, an American Musical. She blames the pandemic. Final Thought: We wrap it up by revisiting Bryn's husband's statement that space exploration is the manifestation of our biggest dreams, goals and questions as humans. Space exploration, whether up there in rockets, shuttles and space stations or from down here on our home planet, captures and expands our imaginations. It is ambitious, dangerous, difficult and risky. But as Ellie Arroway's father says in the movie “Contact” when she asks him if he thinks there's people on other planets: “I don't know, Sparks. But I guess I'd say if it is just us... seems like an awful waste of space.” Thank you for joining us for this episode of Totally Tell Me Everything. We're so happy to share this space and time with you. As always, huge thanks to the totally talented “John Williams of Podcasting,” Rob Dehlinger, his wife, Lisa Dehlinger, and their daughter, Zoe, for our super theme song. Check out Rob's stellar band, the Alpha Rhythm Kings. We hope you'll come over and sit by us for our next conversation, episode 3...about Books! About Totally Tell Me Everything Two friends, one fun topic, three burning questions = lots of fun conversation! Each month we pick a topic and ask each other three questions about it - we learn about the subject, our past and each other. So come sit by us and we'll totally tell you everything! How To Listen on the Go: Listen now and leave a Review on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Google Podcasts | RSS If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave a podcast rating and review!! Social Media Instagram: http://instagram.com/totallytellmeeverything Sarah: http://instagram.com/jeditink Bryn: https://www.instagram.com/brynane/ Join the Skywalking Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/488002904732240/ Subscribe to the Skywalking Network Newsletter
In episode 2 of Totally Tell Me Everything -- a monthly podcast hosted by podcasters and friends, Sarah Woloski and Bryn MacKinnon -- we tackle the topic of Space! As always, we've got three questions to ask and answer about this episode's topic, so let's get to it, shall we? Question 1: What is it about space and how did your interest in space begin? Bryn kicks off the conversation (and reveals just how old she really is) with the Space Shuttle program and then quickly diverts us to a downer story about the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster in 1986. Small redemption in the story about seeing the final space shuttle, Endeavor, on its trip to the California Science Center. Sarah saves the day by sharing the very relatable story of building a remarkably accurate model of the solar system in 3rd grade with her engineer father, Peter Heitman, which sparked her interest in the vastness we call space. We talk at length about the excellent space/science/romance movie, “Contact,” starring Jodi Foster and Matthew McConaughey. And let's not forget Sarah and her mother's shared love of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Related links and rabbit holes: Influence of TV shows, films and books about space: E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, Star Wars, Apollo 13, Stephen Hawking's “A Brief History of Time,” Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, The Right Stuff, more The Right Stuff The Very Large Array Art and science come together in the music of space: Alan Silvestri, composer of the soundtracks for Contact and Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Pine Cones vs Pine Nuts Question 2: What do we want to learn about space? Interestingly, we both did research on and want to talk about life beyond our planet, but from slightly different angles. Sarah takes deep into the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence, particularly the SETI Institute, the non-profit in Silicon Valley that listens to and analyzes the sounds we can hear from space, with the hope of finding intelligent life out there. SETI was founded 1984, by Tom Pierson and astronomer Jill Tarter, and played a large role in “Contact,” which Sarah assigned Bryn to watch as podcast homework before we recorded this episode. Drake Equation How many habitable planets are there? Arecibo collapse COOL PODCAST ALERT: The Science of Sci-Fi Podcast, with Erin MacDonald While Sarah dove into the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence, Bryn looked into communication with extraterrestrial intelligence, or CETI. Arecibo message Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence by Lambros D. Callimahos at the NSA Do we need a special language to talk to aliens? How do you communicate with an intelligent entity you know nothing about? Or with whom you have no common cultural background? TANGENT: Bryn explores some examples of this that we already have on Earth: Plants and animals communicate in ways that we have been able to observe or participate in Trees Bees Dogs can learn "talk" Apes using sign language Question 3: What are you excited about regarding space? Sarah can't wait to get involved in space research, and you can, too! SETI's Planet Patrol: You can inspect stars from home and help with SETI's research Citizen Science for NASA: Collaborate with NASA scientists on many different projects from your cell phone or laptop. NASA Solve: There are problems to solve, and you can get involved! You might even win a competition. Bryn is excited to catch the space action as it happens. Here's how you can, too! International Space Station Sign up for Spot the Station, NASA's official alert system for when the ISS is flying over your area ISS Detector app: Another way to get alerts when the ISS will be overhead, but this one has a live ISS cam! Listen to them talking to each other The Mars Rovers! Expedition Mars: Spirit and Opportunity Perseverance on its way to Mars. Landing in February 2021! spaceplace.nasa.gov Where is the Rover? Follow Perseverance on Twitter! Tangents and corrections: Astronaut ice cream, Reese's Pieces, Pia Zadora, Tang, The Black Hole Bryn got this quote so wrong: “Planting seeds in a garden you never get to see” is a line in the song “The World Was Wide Enough” from Hamilton, an American Musical. She blames the pandemic. Final Thought: We wrap it up by revisiting Bryn's husband's statement that space exploration is the manifestation of our biggest dreams, goals and questions as humans. Space exploration, whether up there in rockets, shuttles and space stations or from down here on our home planet, captures and expands our imaginations. It is ambitious, dangerous, difficult and risky. But as Ellie Arroway's father says in the movie “Contact” when she asks him if he thinks there's people on other planets: “I don't know, Sparks. But I guess I'd say if it is just us... seems like an awful waste of space.” Thank you for joining us for this episode of Totally Tell Me Everything. We're so happy to share this space and time with you. As always, huge thanks to the totally talented “John Williams of Podcasting,” Rob Dehlinger, his wife, Lisa Dehlinger, and their daughter, Zoe, for our super theme song. Check out Rob's stellar band, the Alpha Rhythm Kings. We hope you'll come over and sit by us for our next conversation, episode 3...about Books! About Totally Tell Me Everything Two friends, one fun topic, three burning questions = lots of fun conversation! Each month we pick a topic and ask each other three questions about it - we learn about the subject, our past and each other. So come sit by us and we'll totally tell you everything! How To Listen on the Go: Listen now and leave a Review on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Google Podcasts | RSS If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to leave a podcast rating and review!! Social Media Instagram: http://instagram.com/totallytellmeeverything Sarah: http://instagram.com/jeditink Bryn: https://www.instagram.com/brynane/ Join the Skywalking Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/488002904732240/ Subscribe to the Skywalking Network Newsletter
Join the Fellowship for our review and deep dive into Robert Zemeckis' Contact, starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey. Contact is about Dr. Ellie Arroway who, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine. Send us a voice message by clicking the link: https://anchor.fm/andrew-mittleman/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fellowshipots/message
ELLIE: How do you know you’re not deluding yourself? As for me, I’d need proof. PALMER: Proof. Did you love your father? ELLIE: Huh? PALMER: Your Dad, did you love him? ELLIE: Yes, very much. PALMER: Prove it. That is, of course, Jodie Foster as Ellie Arroway and Matthew McConaughey as Palmer Joss in Robert Zemeckis’s 1997 adaptation of Carl Sagan’s 1984 novel Contact On this week’s InSecurity, Matt Stephenson got some time with ethical hacker Ted Harrington, author. He is the author HACKABLE: How to Do Application Security Right, Exec Partner at Independent Security Evaluators and co-creator of IoT Village at DEFCON and beyond! If you need more reasons to listen, he’s just awesome and has some really interesting insight into what developers, companies and even regular people need to consider in keeping their assets secure… dig it About Ted Harrington Ted Harrington (@SecurityTed) is the Executive Partner at Independent Security Evaluators (ISE). ISE is a company of ethical hackers most commonly known for their work hacking cars, medical devices, web applications, and password managers. ISE is a leader of ethical hackers, helping companies build better, more secure software. Ted is an author, keynote speaker, consultant, and podcast host, specializing in penetration testing, secure software development, and related areas of cybersecurity. He recently published the best-selling book HACKABLE: How to Do Application Security Right. ISE has helped hundreds of companies fix tens of thousands of security vulnerabilities, including Google, Amazon, and Netflix. Ted and his team also founded and continue to organize IoT Village, an event whose hacking contest is a three-time DEF CON Black Badge winner. Hackable: How to Do Application Security Right If you don’t fix your security vulnerabilities, attackers will exploit them. It’s simply a matter of who finds them first. If you fail to prove that your software is secure, your sales are at risk too. Whether you’re a technology executive, developer, or security professional, you are responsible for securing your application. However, you may be uncertain about what works, what doesn’t, how hackers exploit applications, or how much to spend. Or maybe you think you do know, but don’t realize what you’re doing wrong. To defend against attackers, you must think like them. As a leader of ethical hackers, Ted Harrington helps the world’s foremost companies secure their technology. Hackable teaches you exactly how. You’ll learn how to eradicate security vulnerabilities, establish a threat model, and build security into the development process. You’ll build better, more secure products. You’ll gain a competitive edge, earn trust, and win sales. About Matt Stephenson Insecurity Podcast host Matt Stephenson (@packmatt73) leads the Broadcast Media team at BlackBerry, which puts me in front of crowds, cameras, and microphones all over the world. I am the regular host of the InSecurity podcast and video series at events around the globe. I have spent the last 10 years in the world of Data Protection and Cybersecurity. Since 2016, I have been with Cylance (now BlackBerry) extolling the virtues of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and how, when applied to network security, can wrong-foot the bad guys. Prior to the COVID shutdown, I was on the road over 100 days a year doing live malware demonstrations for audiences from San Diego to DC to London to Abu Dhabi to Singapore to Sydney. One of the funniest things I've ever been a part of was blowing up a live instance of NotPetya 6 hours after the news broke... in Washington DC... directly across the street from FBI HQ... as soon as we activated it a parade of police cars with sirens blaring roared past the building we were in. I'm pretty they weren't there for us, but you never know... Every week on the InSecurity Podcast, I get to interview interesting people doing interesting things all over the world of cybersecurity and the extended world of hacking. Sometimes, that means hacking elections or the coffee supply chain... other times that means social manipulation or the sovereign wealth fund of a national economy. InSecurity is about talking with the people who build, manage or wreck the systems that we have put in place to make the world go round... Can’t get enough of Insecurity? You can find us at Spotify, Apple Podcasts and ThreatVector as well as GooglePlay, Gaana, Himalaya, I Heart Radio and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you Subscribe, Rate and Review!
It's a special honour to have a Rationable Interview with Leonard Tramiel. He a good friend of Rationable, of course. You might have seen him in the Rationable Conversations group on Facebook if you're a part of it. Join in if you're not.He's also an accomplished sceptic in his own right. He's a member of the board of the Center for Inquiry (CFI). This is an organisation of sceptics that publishes the Skeptical Inquirer magazine and holds the annual CSICON sceptics' conference in Las Vegas, which is where I first met Leonard.Leonard is also on the Council of Advisors for the Search for Extraterrestrial Life (SETI)! Yes, that SETI. He has worked with the California Department of Education to help them improve the quality of their textbooks. That's not surprising at all when you know he's been a volunteer 8th-grade astronomy teacher as well.Last but not least, Leonard started his career working under his father in Atari, developing their very first gaming platforms. Yes, that Atari!So we had a nice long chat about his early life, his passion for physics and astronomy, his family life and being the son of Jack Tramiel, who revived Commodore International and enabled the creation of one of the very first PC microchips that contributed to the dawn of personal computing. We also talked about his time at Atari, his encounter with Jill Tarter of SETI (who inspired the character of Dr Ellie Arroway in Carl Sagan's novel Contact), his pet peeves with science literacy and much much more.I would love to do another interview with him so if you have any questions, be sure to drop them in the comments or mail them to abhijit@berationable.com.Reference LinksThe story of Commodore and the 8-bit generation | Leonard Tramiel | TEDxMidAtlanticLeonard Tramiel and the 6502 chip - 8Bites - #TheCommodoreStory [4K]Why Jack Tramiel left Commodore by Leonard Tramiel (2015)Leonard's interview with Jill Tarter: https://centerforinquiry.org/conferences/csicon/2016/interview-tarter.htmlIntro and outro music: Don't Stop performed by Nothing More, from their album, The Stories We Tell Ourselves. The sound clips have been used with their permission.For the full transcript along with links to citations and further reading, please visit www.berationable.com.Questions, suggestions or just want to get in touch? Find me on Instagram and Twitter @berationable and on Facebook @Rationable. Join the conversation on the Rationable Conversations Facebook group and email me at abhijit@berationable.com. For more content like this, visit www.berationable.com.
Contato (1997), de Robert Zemeckis, conta a história de Ellie Arroway, que desde menina sempre buscou indícios de outras vidas no universo. Quando recebe uma mensagem do espaço por meio de uma máquina que permite o contato com extraterrestres, ela confirma sua teoria e reivindica ser escolhida para a missão, mesmo que para isso tenha que correr risco de vida. Um grande clássico pra quem curte ficção científica! Não esquece de nos seguir nas redes sociais: @vissebr no Twitter e Instagram, e de entrar no nosso grupo de discussões no Telegram! (também @vissebr). A equipe: Aninha: Instagram @_aninhaguimaraes e Twitter @marvelousmsana Leo: Instagram e Twitter @leoaalbuquerque Matheus: Instagram e Twitter @matheusbc23 Lembrando que é recomendado assistir ao filme antes de ouvir o podcast, pois ele está cheio de SPOILERS.
Starting Monday, you'll begin to see displays on and around teachers' doors telling you what book they are currently reading and what book is their all-time favorite. On my door, you'll see my favorite book, “Contact” by Carl Sagan. I was led to this book by the Jodie Foster movie of the same name. It is a wonderful book. It is fiction with a solid base in science and speculation. Great books have the power to transport us and change the way we view the world. “Contact” did that for me.Its main character is a scientist named Ellie Arroway. Her primary purpose in life is to locate life on other planets and she sets up a giant array of antennas searching for messages from outer space. Few believe in what she is trying to do, but she continues on. One night, her faith is rewarded. “Evening, Willie, Steve. Let's see the data. Good…Now, let's see if there's any nearby star in that field of view. Oh my, we're looking at Vega. That's a pretty near neighbor.”The story progresses in a wonderful, unpredictable way and concludes with one of the most remarkable endings of any book I've ever read. Needless to say, I won't tell you what it is.Reading books is wonderful. We'll be celebrating reading during the month of January. You'll be able to share your favorite books with your friends and teachers. I'll be excited to find out what you think is interesting. Books touch us. In Ellie Arroway's case, she is touched by her long deceased father. “And now here he was—not a dream or a ghost but flesh and blood, or close enough. He had called to her from the stars and she had come.”Enjoy your reading.
There's perhaps no bigger "What If" that will ever be asked. As long as we have been able to look up at the stars and understand the vastness of space, humans have pondered whether we are indeed alone in the universe. But perhaps no one has "been on the case" in a more serious way and for as long as the former Director of SETI - Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence - Dr. Jill Tarter. Dr. Tarter was also the inspiration for the character of "Ellie Arroway" played by Jodie Foster in the award winning blockbuster "Contact". But unlike in the movie, Dr. Tarter and SETI are still yet to make contact with intelligent alien life...but they feel they're closer than ever. Join Teddy, Richard and Dr. Tarter as they discuss exoplanets, extremophiles and when she thinks we will finally make first contact. Show notes: https://whatifshow.com/podcast Join hosts Richard Garner and Teddy Wilson with some of the world’s top thinkers in science, astronomy, technology, academia and futurism to ponder some of your most popular What If videos. Subscribe to this podcast and please rate & review us. Thanks for being part of the What If community as we embark on an epic exploration of possibilities. Join us online: Website https://whatifshow.com/podcast YouTube https://www.youtube.com/WhatIfScienceShow Facebook https://www.facebook.com/What.If.science Instagram https://www.instagram.com/whatif.show If you’d like to sponsor this podcast, please get in contact with our partners at Notorious - Sales@Notorious.llc Hosts: Richard Garner and Teddy Wilson Voice of What If: Peter Schmiedchen Executive producer: Steve Hulford Supervising producer: Richard Garner Producers: Ira Haberman and Stephen Henrik Technical producers: Adam Karch and Antosia Fiedur Channel supervisor: Raphael Faeh Social media: Saida Mirzalimova Research: Jay Moon Trailer: Evan Yue Artwork: Alex Griffith Production: Underknown Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/whatifshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Közkívánatra, vadonatúj podcastünk fő témája tehát a Contact lett. A kezdeményezést azért is köszönjük Nektek, mert kiderült, hogy főmérnökünk, Csaba minden bizonnyal egy kő alatt éldegélt mindeddig, s ezért korábban nem is látta a filmet! Így lehetőségünk nyílt egy hihetetlen emberkísérletre: megvizsgálhattuk, hogy 2020-ban hogyan működik "első látásra" a Contact. És alaposan kibeszéltük a tudományos, technikai, morális, politikai vonatkozásokat, és persze jól összevetettük a filmet az eredeti regénnyel illetve a valódi SETI-kutatásokkal. Ahogy szoktuk. Ráadásul felvezetőnek az adás elején megtárgyaltuk az elmúlt hetek néhány érdekes tudományos hírét is a Nap légkörét vizslató új űrszondától a nemrég detektált rejtélyes periodikus kozmikus rádiókitörésekig. Hmmm, lehet, hogy épp ez a várva várt üzenet? Minden megeshet. De ahogy Carl Sagan maga is annyiszor emlegette, s Ellie Arroway sem gondolná másképp: "rendkívüli állítások rendkívüli bizonyítékokat igényelnek".
Contact takes the sometimes opposing forces of science and religion and puts them in conversation. The movie is based on a 1985 novel by Carl Sagan about Ellie Arroway, a SETI scientist who discovers a radio signal that could suggest extraterrestrial life. During her search she encounters Palmer Joss, a Christian philosopher who challenges her convictions as a scientist. Ellie’s pursuit of meaning outside of religion — an oftentimes lonely endeavor — was an experience Drew Hammond had never seen portrayed in a movie before. A high school teacher, Hammond says the movie granted him permission to stay curious and pursue the questions he has about the world — and it continues to shape how he interacts with his students.Drew Hammond is an English teacher at Eagan High School in Eagan, Minn. He’s also an award-winning public speaking coach, a published playwright, and a former stand-up comedian. He is featured in the documentary “Figures of Speech,” which is out on Netflix.Find the transcript at https://onbeing.org/series/this-movie-changed-me/Subscribe to our weekly newsletter at https://onbeing.org/tmcmletter/
Kari and Cameron enter the wormhole to look at the future of the 1997 movie Contact! How does Ellie Arroway's dad help us understand our place in the universe? Can we establish world peace?Shout out to Hanna Wonders, Film Crawl, [Blank] Movie Podcast, and Sawyer Elms!Follow us on Instagram and TwitterIntro and outro music courtesy of HookSounds.comLogo designed using Canva
Please join us as we welcome, Dr. Jill Tarter of the SETI Institute! Dr. Tarter is an astronomer best-known for her work in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, her work in communicating the science of astrobiology, and as the basis for the character of Ellie Arroway in Carl Sagan's novel "Contact" (and the film of the same name starring Jodie Foster). "Ask an Astrobiologist" is a live interview with a renowned astrobiologist! This format is interactive and allows participants to ask questions on Twitter, Facebook, & SAGANet! Check the "How to Ask" section below for participation instructions. Check out our website for the full transcript of this podcast, plus the full YouTube version of this episode: https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/ask-an-astrobiologist/episodes/25/
I starten af 80’erne fik den TV-celebre astronom Carl Sagan 2 mio. $ i forskud til at skrive sin første Scifi roman: Contact. Og i 1985 kom den så… hans unikke fortælling om Ellie Arroway, radioastronom med ben i næsen, og besat af jagten på liv i universet. Contact er en fascinerende hard-sci-fi fortælling, der […] Indlægget Ep. 55: Carl Sagan, Contact blev først udgivet på SCIFI SNAK.
Contacto de Carl Sagan (1985) es la única novela que escribió el autor, reconocido por su obra como divulgador de la ciencia. En este libro conocemos a Ellie Arroway, una astrofísica que desde pequeña demostró una enorme curiosidad y capacidad para el trabajo científico. Después de pasar años un radio observatorio buscando señales de vida inteligente fuera de la Tierra sin éxito, ocurre algo que cambia el curso de la historia de la humanidad. Escucha qué tiene de bueno y de malo Contacto en este episodio de A la aventura, podcast de libros y lectura. Música de entrada: Gymnopedie No. 1 de Erik Satie Música de salida: Jeux D’eau de Maurice Ravel APP app.alaaventura.net Contacto www.alaaventura.net/contacto www.facebook.com/alaaventurapodcast Twitter: @alaaventura jboscomendoza@gmail.com Ayuda a hacer posible este podcast a través de Patreon http://wwww.patreon.com/alaaventura O compra el libro del que hablamos este episodio http://www.alaaventura.net/libros
[With Jodie Foster back in theatres with "Hotel Artemis," here's a summer hiatus flashback to one of our favorite past episodes... Are you OK to go????"] What's more plausible: the existence of God or intelligent alien life? Frankly, both are more believable than Jodie Foster's romance with Matthew McConaughey in CONTACT (1997). Jodie is Ellie Arroway, a scientist so brilliant and dedicated to her cause that no-one, and we mean no-one, seems to realise she might be an actual expert on this stuff. Watch how men of the 90s mansplain extraterrestrial life, God, government funding and who knows what else to one of the powerhouse actresses of the decade. Will Seán warm to Brian's 'space-is-profound' type of sci-fi, or have his own crisis of faith? There can be miracles, when you believe... P.S. Angela Bassett. All clips from the film presented according to fair use policy. Podcast Theme: "Pipeline" by CyberSDF (https://soundcloud.com/cybersdf/tracks)
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For this special science, astronomy and sci-fi themed episode of Tech's Message, we're joined by three very knowledgeable guests to discuss the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, interplanetary travel, and the science behind science fiction, based on the themes raised in Carl Sagan's book and film Contact:Dr Pamela Gay: Astrophysicist and Director of Technology and Citizen Science at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Director of CosmoQuest and co-host of science podcast Astronomy Cast. On Twitter at @starstryder.Veronica Belmont: Sci-fi expert and Product Manager at Growbot.io., host of Mozilla's IRL podcast and science fiction and fantasy-themed book club Sword & Laser. On Twitter at @Veronica.Tom Merritt: Sci-fi expert and author, host of Sword & Laser as well as the host of Daily Tech News Show. On Twitter at @acedtect.ContactIn a nutshell, the story of Contact focussed on a scientist named Dr Ellie Arroway, working within the SETI facility at the Arecibo Observatory, who discovers a mysterious signal apparently coming from the star system Vega. It turns out the signal is being received as a repeating set of pulses that follows an ascending pattern of prime numbers - 2 pulses, then 3, then 5, 7, 11, and so on. Within the signal was an encoded message, which ultimately translated into being schematics for an inter-stellar transport vessel.The film and the book differ on a few points but huge parts of both book and film detail the political, religious, financial, personal and existential issues surrounding first contact, and we'll discuss some of those themes across this 45-minute special episode. Along with many other topics, we discuss:Is there any consensus in the scientific community about what form any first contact might take, and is Sagan's idea of a prime number sequence containing encoded schematics a reasonable theory?What do you think would make a good candidate for being the first to speak to extraterrestrial life?What other books, films or TV shows do you think do a good job at dealing with the topic of humans meeting extraterrestrials?We've not had any proof yet that we're anything other than alone, but what exciting theories have been discussed?Do we send signals into space to try and make deliberate contact?Could we even build the machine described in Contact?The science behind The Martian, Star Trek, The Sparrow, Arrival, Red Dwarf and more.Let's assume Earth is contacted over the next few years in a way that makes it irrefutable that we're not alone in the universe. How might it play out and did Sagan's depiction seem realistic?Where might the next big discovery in cosmology come from and what might it be to do with?Bots and artificial intelligence, how good appearances of this tech in sci-fi as well as potential future applications of these systems could be seen in interstellar communication and translationWatch or buy Contact from iTunes or Amazon or
Contact - (1997) Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of intelligent aliens, who send plans for a mysterious machine.
Contact - (1997) Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of intelligent aliens, who send plans for a mysterious machine.
1997's Contact Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of intelligent aliens, who send plans for a mysterious machine. Shawn does stupid math for some reason. Cheapseat Reviews: the Podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.
What's more plausible: the existence of God or intelligent alien life? Frankly, both are more believable than Jodie Foster's romance with Matthew McConaughey in CONTACT (1997). Jodie is Ellie Arroway, a scientist so brilliant and dedicated to her cause that no-one, and we mean no-one, seems to realise she might be an actual expert on this stuff. Watch how men of the 90s mansplain extraterrestrial life, God, government funding and who knows what else to one of the powerhouse actresses of the decade. Will Seán warm to Brian's 'space-is-profound' type of sci-fi, or have his own crisis of faith? There can be miracles, when you believe... P.S. Angela Bassett. All clips from the film presented according to fair use policy. Podcast Theme: "Pipeline" by CyberSDF (https://soundcloud.com/cybersdf/tracks)
Cela fait plusieurs semaines qu’un nouvel épisode n’était pas sorti, mais le voici ! Le précédent (hormis le hors-série enregistré pendant l’évènement #PSatCERN et celui sur mon interview par Jean-Michel Abrassart pour Scepticisme Scientifique) était à propos du livre “L’Imposture Scientifique en 10 Leçons” de Michel de Pracontal. Un livre très intéressant pour qui souhaite comprendre un peu mieux comment différencier la science de l’imposture.Aujourd’hui nous allons un peu parler de biologie avec le livre : “Quand les poules auront des dents” de Stephen Jay Gould. Avec ce livre on aborde un certain nombre des essais qu’il a pu écrire au cours de sa carrière à propos de créationnisme, biologie, évolution ou encore démystification d’imposture scientifique.Quand les poules auront des dents - crédit Amazon : http://goo.gl/P4nfPa SommaireQuelques mots sur Stephen Jay GouldLe livre “Quand les poules auront des dents”Un livre qui n’a rien à voirUn livre que j’aimerais lireUne quoteDes plugsUn auteurStephen Jay Gould - crédit goodreads : http://goo.gl/YrqYWqStephen Jay Gould représente pour beaucoup un exemple dans le combat contre l’ignorance, les pseudo-sciences et le créationnisme. La première fois que j’ai entendu parlé de lui, ce fut lors d’un des épisodes de Podcastscience réalisé par Marco. Il devait s’agit de celui sur l’audition chez les vertébrés je crois.Stephen Jay Gould est un scientifique né en 1941 et mort il y a maintenant un peu plus de 10 ans, en mai 2002. Paléonthologue américain, il a été professeur de géologie et d’histoire des sciences à Harvard et il est énormément connu pour la vulgarisation qu’il a fait de la théorie de l’évolution.Stephen Jay Gould est ainsi connu pour au moins deux combats : son travail de vulgarisation sur l’évolution et notamment autour de la théorie qu’il a mis en avant sur les équilibres ponctués et sa volonté de combattre le créationniste et plus particulièrement le dessein intelligent.En ce qui concerne l’évolution il a d’ailleurs beaucoup œuvré dans la critique des visions adaptationistes à outrance que certains biologistes ont eu tendance à appliquer à tout va lorsqu’il était nécessaire de devoir expliquer certains caractères d’espèces. Pierre Kerner et Marco en ont d’ailleurs parlé dans divers épisodes de Podcastscience, que ce soit dans la discussion du premier avec X0chipili ou à propos des œufs de kiwi ou du mystère de l’ornithorynque pour le second.Mais revenons à Stephen Jay Gould. Comme je le disais, un de ses apports à la science fut la mise au point, avec Niels Eldredge en 1972 de la théorie des équilibres ponctués. Théorie selon laquelle les changements évolutifs se produisent sur des temps relativement courts entrecoupés de longues périodes de “calme” évolutif. Cette théorie a d’ailleurs été l’un des sujets de discorde entre lui et l’autre grand évolutionniste de l’époque, Richard Dawkins, qui était plutôt en faveur de la notion de gêne égoïste. Aujourd’hui la théorie de Stephen Jay Gould reste celle envers laquelle le plus de preuves ont été accumulées.Comme tout scientifique, 100% de la communauté n’est pas vouée à sa cause (comme je viens de le dire avec Richard Dawkins) et divers scientifiques critiquent sa théorie ou sa manière d’en parler. Ceci n’enlève rien au travail, félicité par tous et même Richard Dawkins, qu’il a fait pour vulgariser et attirer à la biologie évolutionniste pléthore d’étudiants ayant lu ses ouvrages.Pour ses différents travaux en science et aussi en vulgarisation, Stephen Jay Gould a reçu de nombreux prix comme médaille linnéenne en 1992 remise à des biologistes et zoologistes de renom depuis 1888 par la Linnean Society of London (Thomas Henry Huxley ou Alfred Russel Wallace l’ont reçu par exemple, mais aussi Arthur Smith Woodward dont parle Gould à propos de la supercherie de l’homme de Piltdown), le prix Charles Schuchert en 1975 (remis à une personne de moins de 40 ans ayant réalisé de grands travaux en paléonthologie), la médaille de la Paleontological Society en 2002 ou encore la médaille Darwin-Wallace en 2008 qui n’est remise que tous les cinquante ans par la Linnean Society of London.Je crois que peu de biologistes auront été autant récompensés pour leurs travaux !En ce qui concerne ses œuvres, on peut dire que Stephen Jay Gould fut un écrivain prolifique ! Il écrivit quasiment un ouvrage par an depuis 1977 ! Les plus connus furent ceux qui sont estampillés “réflexions sur l’histoire naturelle” et qui correspondent aux articles parus dans Nature History entre 1974 et 2001. Parmi ses ouvrages on peut notamment retrouver : “Darwin et les grandes énigmes de la vie”, “Le pouce du panda”, “Quand les poules auront des dents”, “Le sourire du flamant rose” ou encore “La foire aux dinosaures”.Un livreAvant-proposIl est important, je pense, d’expliquer tout d’abord, que j’ai toujours plutôt eu un faible pour la physique et les mathématiques. Ce n’est pas que la biologie ne m’ait pas réussi pendant mes années d’études, mais il faut bien faire des choix. Et c’est ainsi plutôt vers les sciences physiques et les mathématiques que j’ai penchées. Je crois que c’est une perception plus grande de justesse peut-être que je percevais à l’époque dans ces sciences qui me semblaient plus “dures”. Ou cette opinion que je viens de donner n’est qu’une perception rétrospective à la lumière de ce que j’ai appris par la suite sur ces diverses matières.La biologie au sens large, je dirais presque les sciences du vivant, n’en demeurent pas moins fascinantes du fait des questions auxquelles elles essayent d’apporter des réponses : quel est l’arbre généalogique de l’Homme, comment s’est construit le vivant, du plus petit organisme au plus grand, du plus complexe au plus simple ? Encore que cette dernière question ne soit peut-être pas la plus pertinente à postériori.Pour revenir à l’ouvrage d’aujourd’hui : si j’ai souhaité le lire, avant d’avoir l’idée d’en faire une revue, c’est parce que j’avais aussi envie d’ouvrir un peu l’horizon de mes connaissances : Il est bon de lire des livres et de savoir que l’on connaît le sujet qui est abordé, mais il est aussi bon de pouvoir découvrir, tout simplement, des choses comme ce que raconte Stephen Jay Gould dans son ouvrage. Et même si il s’agit d’une traduction en français, je pense, tout du moins j’espère, que l’écriture qui lui est propre transparaît suffisamment pour que l’écriture puisse être autant appréciée que le contenu.Quand j’ai ouvert le livre j’ai été un peu déçu au premier abord. J’ai en effet découvert que ce n’était pas le premier de la série. Pour un amateur de SF et de grandes sagas comme celle des Fondations d’Asimov, de Dune d’Herbert ou des Princes d’Ambre de Zelazny, c’était presque une hérésie ou une folie de ma part de commencer au milieu ! Puis finalement j’ai compris que d’une part il s’agissait d’un regroupement de textes plutôt indépendants les uns des autres, et que je n’allais pas attendre d’avoir acheté ceux qui venaient avant pour lire celui-ci, j’était trop pressé de découvrir Stephen Jay Gould et ses écrits. Je m’y suis donc mis.La revueLe livre est organisé en plusieurs parties dont le contenu (plusieurs essais à chaque fois) est regroupé par thème : les noms des parties. Un bon point pour un peu de cohérence. Comme quoi, un peu d’organisation ne fait jamais de mal. Enfin je dis ça mais ne venez jamais voir mon bureau. Ce ne sera pas le mien d’ailleurs.Pour en revenir au livre : la première partie traite de “bizarreries raisonnables”. Ici Stephen Jay Gould nous parle de divers animaux, plus étranges les uns que les autres, pour ne pas dire bizarres. Il nous parle entre autres de la dissymétrie entre les deux sexes pour diverses espèces et des théories parfois les plus farfelues qu’il y a pu avoir sur le fait que pour un certain nombre d’entre elles, les mâles sont bien plus petits que les femelles. On découvre ainsi que certaines espèces dont on croyait les organismes hermaphrodites ne l’étaient pas mais que le mâle s’accrochait à la femelle et perdait quasiment tous ses organismes. Certains diront sauf le plus important : les testicules. On apprend aussi que presque de la même manière, le mâle de la baudroie, nain lui aussi, s’accroche à elle et se fixe de manière définitive à elle. Les systèmes sanguins des deux organismes fusionnent et le mâle devient dépendant de la femelle et en échange de son maintient en vie, lui donne son matériel génétique.Dans cette partie Stephen Jay Gould nous parle aussi des parasites et notamment des ichneumons dont une partie de la croissance se passe au sein d’un hôte dont ils se repaissent. Cet état de fait a beaucoup fait réfléchir les ecclésiastes du 18ème et 19ème siècle : comment un Dieu plein de bonté pouvait créer de telles créatures? Ou alors faut-il plutôt voir là l’amour des parents qui cherchent par tous les moyens à assurer la survivance de leurs progénitures ? Finalement : ne doit-il peut-être y avoir aucune morale dans tout cela, ni aucun message quant à l’éthique ?Dans sa seconde partie, Stephen Jay Gould nous présente un certain nombre de personnes, enfin, surtout de personnalités du monde de la paléontologie. Dans cette partie on en apprend plus sur celui qui fut considéré comme le premier géologue moderne, Sténon. On découvre ainsi comment ses considérations ont abouti aux idées de classifications qui sont aujourd’hui la base d’un certain nombre de spécialités, comme la taxinomie par exemple. On en apprend un peu plus aussi sur le renversement des principes de cause et de conséquence avec la problématique de cause finale et notamment son usage par James Hutton dans son étude de la Terre. Même si ce dernier a utilisé la méthode scientifique pour réaliser ses travaux, il était néanmoins gouverné par ces fameuses causes finales pour diriger ses recherches. On comprend aussi comment Cuvier, au sommet de son art, fut néanmoins éclipsé par Darwin et ses adeptes, malgré une méthode scientifique rigoureuse, parce qu’il était gouverné par des principes créationnistes et catastrophistes. Il reste pourtant l’un de ceux qui mirent en avant la possibilité d’existence d’espèces disparues (une chose impossibles pour les scientifiques de l’époque) et les méthodes d’analyse de fossiles. Il est enfin intéressant d’en apprendre un peu sur cet autre grand naturaliste du 19ème siècle, mais américain celui-là : Agassiz. Pas le tennisman hein. Il a longtemps souhaité montrer que Darwin se trompait et que le créationnisme était la vraie bonne parole. Je vous passe aussi le chapitre sur Lyssenko et Vavilov qui est un bon complément de l’épisode de Podcastscience qu’avait fait Xilrian sur ce premier. Pour ceux qui l’ont écouté c’est un bon complément car plutôt centré sur Vavilov, pour ceux qui ne l’ont pas fait, lisez ce chapitre et écoutez l’épisode ! Ils vont bien ensemble.Dans sa troisième partie Stephen Jay Gould nous parle des choses qu’il cherche à combattre en biologie : l’adaptationisme à outrance et la démystification de croyances biologiques passées. On en apprend ainsi plus sur les mythes autour de la hyène : un croisement entre un chien et un chat pour certains, un animal qui est hermaphrodite, etc ? Stephen Jay Gould discute ensuite d’un point intéressant : est-ce que des animaux disposent de roue ? C’est vrai que selon certains c’est la meilleure forme pour se déplacer ! Très intéressant et drôle comme chapitre! Il continue ensuite par discuter de l’ADN, de sa répétition dans les chromosomes et les éventuelles raisons qui pourrait expliquer ces répétitions. Il aborde ainsi la question de l’ADN égoïste. Tout ceci vous fait penser aux théories de quelqu’un ? Il essaie de la comparer à celle qui dirait qu’il y a plusieurs niveaux d’évolution et que ce n’est pas juste soit au niveau du gène/ADN ou au niveau de l’individu, mais peut-être à ces deux niveaux en même temps et à d’autres aussi. Les deux chapitres suivants de cette partie traitent des aberrations, comme les chevaux possédant plusieurs doigts, ou les “monstres” comme par exemple ces mouches avec des mutations qui leur font pousser des pâtes à la place des antennes. Stephen Jay Gould explique ce qu’ils représentent pour l’évolution et comment ils trouvent leur place dans ce grand processus.Dans sa quatrième partie, l’auteur nous parle d’une enquête qu’il a réalisé sur ce que l’on appelle aujourd’hui la supercherie de Piltdown avec un focus tout particulier sur la participation qu’aurait eu, selon lui, Teilhard de Chardin. Je ne connaissais pas cette histoire de supercherie. Il est intéressant de comprendre comment elle s’est construite et les raisons plus profondes de certains scientifiques anglais d’avoir eux aussi un Homme de quelque chose qui remettrait l’Angleterre au centre du jeu. Il est aussi intéressant de découvrir comment Teilhard de Chardin aurait été impliqué dans cette supercherie, lui qui fut le découvreur de l’Homme de Pékin bien plus tard. On découvre d’ailleurs les éléments qu’amena Stephen Jay Gould à propos de l’implication supposée de Teilhard de Chardin et les réactions provoquées par la suite, par forcément toujours positives … Histoire d’expliquer à ceux qui ne connaîtraient pas ses théories, Stephen Jay Gould prend d’ailleurs le temps de les présenter et montrer quel impact elles ont eu sur la société et la réminiscence que l’on peut percevoir dans 2001 l’odyssée de l’espace par exemple.Dans la cinquième partie, Stephen Jay Gould nous parle des liens entre la science, la politique et la religion. Car l’un des autres combats de l’auteur, était d’arriver à combattre le créationnisme. Il nous parle ainsi du procès de Clarence Darrow et du poids du créationnisme aux États-Unis. On apprend aussi que le flou laissé sur le mot “théorie” aux États-Unis est une des sources classiques qu’utilisent les créationnistes pour semer le trouble sur la Théorie de l’évolution et ce qu’elle est vraiment : non pas une chose qui se doit d’être prouvée, mais un édifice solide sur lequel s’appuie et que consolide pléthore de preuves. Stephen Jay Gould explique d’ailleurs certains des arguments des créationnistes pour remettre en cause cette théorie. Il s’extasie d’ailleurs, si l’on peut dire, du fait que les créationnistes utilisent la théorie des équilibres ponctués qu’il a développé contre lui et l’évolution alors qu’elle ne vient que la compléter ! Stephen Jay Gould continue ensuite en nous expliquant comment les tests de QI et les statistiques ont été utilisés à des fins racistes à l’encontre des juifs notamment aux États-Unis ou comment le recensement a été utilisé comme un outil politique mettant en avant la surreprésentation des aliénés et des malades mentaux chez les populations noires et entre le Nord et le Sud ou entre le centre des villes et leurs périphéries. Certaines conclusions allaient même jusqu’à annoncer que l’esclavage avait été un bienfait pour ces populations …Dans la sixième partie on en apprend un peu plus sur l’extinction et les théories qui ont existé quand à la présentation de la mort comme une chose que l’évolution pourrait combattre. Stephen Jay Gould commence ainsi par un chapitre plutôt drôle : basé sur certaines lois concernant l’augmentation de la taille, ou la diminution des organismes, il est allé jusqu’à proposer une loi identique pour des friandises ! Il est en effet question de l’extinction et de l’apparition des barres Hershey au cours du temps avec l’évolution des prix associés. Cet essai, plutôt amusant, est parsemé d’exemple de la Nature sur la question et c’est assez rafraichissant. Il est d’ailleurs marrant de voir dans le post-scriptum qu’il constate que ses prédictions se sont vues vérifiées et qu’une Grande Exception est aussi apparue ! Comme quoi les paléontologistes savent aussi bien s’amuser. Dans la suite de cette partie Stephen Jay Gould présente une théorie pour expliquer la grande extinction du Crétacé : celle d’un astéroïde qui aurait frappé la Terre, comme en témoigne les niveaux d’iridium découverts dans les strates géologiques tout en mettant en avant que cette hypothèse serait l’un des éléments majeurs, mais pas le seul de l’extinction observée.Dans la dernière partie Stephen Jay Gould nous parle des zèbres. Vous allez me dire que le sujet est bien basique par rapport au reste du livre. Mais ceci n’est qu’apparence, car à la question : “Les zèbres sont-ils blancs avec des rayures noires ou noirs avez des rayures blanches?” il n’y a pas de réponse toute faite. Parce qu’il faut déjà savoir ce qu’est un zèbre ! Derrière la question évidente que cette affirmation soulève, Stephen Jay Gould nous explique ce qu’est la cladistique et comment la question paraît plus ardue à répondre que l’on pourrait croire. Il continue ensuite par nous expliquer ce que sont les rayures, sont-elles blanches ou noires et comment apparaissent-elles ? Et pour répondre à la question : ils sont noirs avec des rayures blanches !En conclusionEn conclusion, que dire sur ce livre ? Déjà : on apprend plein de choses, mais alors plein ! C’est vraiment intéressant, quand, comme moi, on est un peu limite côté biologie et évolution, d’en apprendre tant et de manière si fluide et sans longueur sur des sujets aussi variés : évolution, créationnisme, paléontologie, supercherie, etc.C’est aussi un ouvrage très bien écrit. Il ne s’agit certes pas de la version originale, mais d’une traduction, cependant, de bonne qualité et je pense que l’on entrevoit quand même le style de Stephen Jay Gould dans la narration et sa manière de présenter les faits.Il est important de noter que Michel de Pracontal cite un certain nombre de fois ce livre dans son ouvrage “L’imposture scientifique en 10 leçons”, dont je vous ai parlé de le dernier épisode. Il y a de quoi. L’ouvrage cherche à éclairer et à présenter des faits prouvés par la science qui permettent de remettre en cause certains affirmations fausses qui pourraient être faites contre la théorie de l’évolution.Je dois dire que ce livre m’a donné envie d’en savoir plus sur la théorie de l’évolution, il m’a donné envie de lire plus d’ouvrages de Stephen Jay Gould, des ouvrages de Richard Dawkins et même d’autres qui aborderaient les thèmes chers à Gould.Un livre qui n’a rien à voirContact - crédit goodreads : http://goo.gl/hC9VzO Comme livre qui n’a rien à voir, j’ai décidé de choisir le livre de Carl Sagan : Contact. Carl Sagan est sûrement l’un des scientifiques vulgarisateurs les plus connus. Il est aussi le créateur du SETI ou programme de recherche d’intelligence extra-terrestre. Contact est un livre qui a écrit en 1985 et qui a ensuite été adapté pour le cinéma en 1997 par Robert Zemeckis. On y retrouve notamment Matthew McConaughey et la grande Jodie Foster. On y suit l’histoire d’Ellie Arroway, jeune astronome, dont la vie change radicalement le jour où elle identifie dans les signaux reçus de l’espace ceux d’une intelligence extra-terrestre envoyant le plan de construction d’une machine fantastique qui changera la place de l’Humanité dans le Cosmos. Le film ne suit pas exactement le livre dans tous ces aspects, mais chacun d’entre eux propose une histoire agréable à lire ou à regarder et outre les qualités d’écrivain de Carl Sagan, Jodie Foster propose une interprétation magnifique. C’est bien écrit, intelligent, et cela laisse un souvenir impérissable avec un petit goût de reviens-y. Un livre que j’aimerais lireComment construire une machine à explorer le temps - crédit amazon.fr : http://goo.gl/EaNHTm Aujourd’hui, comme livre à lire j’ai trouvé quelque chose dont le nom est plutôt drôle et accrocheur : “Comment construire une machine à explorer le temps?” de Paul Davies. Ce livre, écrit en 2001, décrit comment la réponse à la question est clairement oui! Et l’auteur nous explique comment est-ce que la physique pourrait nous permettre de visiter le futur et explorer le passé. Afin de ne pas être en reste, il donne même un plan en quatre étapes pour construire cette fameuse machine ! Je pense que ce livre doit être dans la même veine que “The Physics of Star Trek” de Laurence Krauss ou encore “La SF sous les feux de la science” de Roland Lehoucq, drôle, scientifiquement valide et rafraichissant à lire. Et puis mince ! Le voyage dans le temps les amis ! Avec ça je devrais pouvoir passer moins de temps à rédiger ces épisodes et en faire plus. C’est parfait.Quote J’ai un petit faible pour Isaac Asimov, alors je vous propose une citation de ce célèbre écrivain et sceptique :Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.Isaac AsimovPlugs et liens évoquésTout d’abord, désolé de ne pas avoir sorti d’épisode depuis aussi longtemps. Je l’ai déjà dit, et je vais sûrement encore le dire je pense, mais le temps est précieux et il est difficile d’en trouver. Mais j’y arrive quand même !Je crois que je n’ai pas encore eu l’occasion de citer le podcast de Jean-Michel Abrassart, Scepticisme Scientifique ? Et bien c’est chose faite. Il s’agit d’un podcast très intéressant à écouter si vous souhaitez en savoir un peu plus sur les phénomènes étranges et sur le mouvement sceptique qui tente de clarifier les choses et en donner des visions scientifiques et prosaïques afin de faire infuser la science et non les idées fausses.J’aimerais aussi mentionner le fait que le Dr Éric Simon a un podcast qui reprend les billets qu’il propose sur son blog “Ça se passe là-haut”. À écouter absolument si vous n’avez pas le temps de lire le blog :Le blog http://drericsimon.blogspot.frLe podcast : http://casepasselahaut.podcloud.fr/Page wikipédia de Stephen Jay Gould : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Jay_GouldÉpisode 103 de Podcastscience par Xilrian sur LyssenkoQuelques épisodes de Podcastscience sur l’évolution (je ne les ai pas tous mis!) :Épisode 67 sur l’évolution de l’audition chez les vertébrés par MarcoÉpisode 128 sur l’évolution avec une discussion entre Pierre Kerner et X0chipili Épisode 75 sur l’ornithorynque par MarcoÉpisode 61 sur l’oeuf de kiwi par MarcoLes trois épisodes de Pierre Kerner sur l’arbre du vivant : 49, 50 et 51Et comme quand on parle d’évolution, on ne peut pas ne pas citer Richard Dawkins (d’autant plus que Stephen Jay Gould le fait dans son livre) vous pouvez le retrouver sur :Sa page wikipédia de Richard Dawkins : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_DawkinsSon compte twitter de Richard Dawkins : @RichardDawkinsConclusionQue vous ayez aimé ou pas, surtout, ne restez pas les bras croisés. Inondez-nous de courrier, de commentaires, de like - ou pas - de tweets, de retweets, de clin d’oeils, de cartouche de silicone, c’est toujours utile pour faire un joint à gauche à droite ou l’oeuvre complète de Isaac Asimov si jamais elle ne vous sert que de litière pour votre animal de compagnie.Vous pouvez ainsi retrouver LisezLaScience sur son site web http://lisezlascience.wordpress.com Vous pouvez aussi me contacter sur twitter sur @LisezLaScience et le podcast est accessible sur podcloud et sur podcastfrance (http://podcastfrance.fr/podcast-lisez-la-science).Vous pouvez aussi m’envoyer des e-mails à lisezlascience@gmail.comVous pouvez d’ailleurs retrouver l’ensemble des livres cités sur la liste goodreads associée à ce podcast sur le compte de LisezLaScience. Les livres seront placés sur des “étagères” spécifiques par épisode et ceux de celui-ci sont sur l’étagère “lls-8”Prochain épisodeOn se retrouve le 02/11 (on sait jamais, je peux peut-être y arriver) pour un nouvel épisode sur Désir d’Infini de Trinh Xuan Thuan.D’ici là bonne quinzaine à toutes et à tous.Les références des livres évoquésQuand les poules auront des dentsISBN : 2757824937 (ISBN13 : 978-2757824931)Auteur : Stephen Jay GouldNombre de pages : 480 pagesDate de parution : 23/05/2011 chez PointsPrix : 10,10 € chez Amazon ou à la FnacDarwin et les grandes énigmes de la vieISBN : 2020069806 (ISBN13 : 978-2020069809)Auteur : Stephen Jay GouldNombre de pages : 299 pagesDate de parution : 01/10/1984 au SeuilPrix : 8,10 € chez Amazon ou à la FnacLe pouce du pandaISBN : 2757846264 (ISBN13 : 978-2757846261)Auteur : Stephen Jay GouldNombre de pages : 400 pagesDate de parution : 09/10/2014 chez PointsPrix : 10,50 € chez Amazon ou à la FnacLe sourire du flamant roseISBN : 2020194163 (ISBN13 : 978-2020194167)Auteur : Stephen Jay GouldNombre de pages : 516 pagesDate de parution : 03/02/2000 au SeuilPrix : 10,70 € chez Amazon ou à la FnacLa foire aux dinosauresISBN : 2020324202 (ISBN13 : 978-2020324205)Auteur : Stephen Jay GouldNombre de pages : 662 pagesDate de parution : 10/09/1997 au SeuilPrix : 10,10 € chez Amazon ou à la FnacContactISBN : 2354081286 (ISBN13 : 978-2354081287)Auteur : Carl SaganNombre de pages : 352 pagesDate de parution : 04/11/2011 chez MnémosPrix : 22,30 € chez Amazon ou à la FnacComment construire une machine à explorer le temps?ISBN : 286883941X (ISBN13 : 978-2868839411)Auteur : Paul DaviesNombre de pages : 119 pagesDate de parution : 29/03/2007 chez EDP SciencesPrix : 14,00 € chez Amazon ou à la Fnac Vous pouvez retrouver la liste des livres dans goodreads à l’adresse suivante : https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/30797714-lisezlascience?shelf=lls-8
Astronomy Through the Ages (starts at 4:10): If I ask you to close your eyes and imagine an astronomer, what do you see? Maybe you think of a lone figure hunched all night over the eyepiece of a telescope in a big, domed observatory. Maybe you think of Jodie Foster, as Ellie Arroway in the movie Contact, wearing headphones to listen in on cosmic radio waves at Arecibo. My mind always wanders back to a woodcut of Tycho Brahe’s 16th-century observatory, filled with intricate equipment for making naked-eye observations of the night sky. But do any of these ingenious images actually resemble the life of an astronomer today? And how are new technologies and “big data” changing the way we study stars today and in years to come? To discuss those questions, we're joined in our Boulder studio by Dr. John Bally, a professor of astronomy at the University of Colorado, and Dr. Seth Hornstein, director of the Sommers-Bausch Observatory on the CU campus. Hosts: Shelley Schlender, Ted Burnham Producer: Ted Burnham Engineer: Shelley Schlender Additional Contributions: Jane Palmer Executive Producer: Joel Parker Listen to the show:
Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of intelligent aliens, who send plans for a mysterious machine. - imdb.com
1/2 HOUR WEB-ONLY QUEST SPECIAL: the complete November 2007 interview with astronomer Dr. Jill Tarter of SETI Institute on site at the Allen Telescope Array in Hat Creek, CA. Tarter is generally thought to be the inspiration for Ellie Arroway, the character played by Jodi Foster in the classic science fiction movie "Contact."
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