Alien Crash Site
Caitlin McShea
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 as a hoop might actually be a perpetual-motion machine. What appears as a slime might alter space-time. Spend too much time in the Zone and your genes might mutate, your bones might dissolve, your body might be ground into meat. If you’re lucky enough to make it out alive, you’ll likely be imprisoned. But a successful trip in and out of the Zone could alter human history. Do you dare? And for what? Hosted by Caitlin McShea.
Categories: Technology
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This week, Alien Crash Site invites Lindy Elkins-Tanton into the Zone. Lindy is a Foundation and Regents Professor at Arizona State University’s School of Earth and Space Exploration. She is the Vice-president of ASU’s InterPlanetary Initiative. And, she is the principal investigator of NASA’s Psyche Mission: an attempt to understand a metal rich asteroid located between Mars and Jupiter which may provide us with some clues about planetary formation.
Previous episodes
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26 - What can an asteroid tell us about our own Planet. #023 with Lindy Elkins-TantonFri, 24 Dec 2021
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25 - #022 - Crossover episode with Complexity Pod: Gary BengierTue, 7 Dec 2021
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24 - Co-Ordination: On Time Between Worlds - an InterPlanetary panel on Complex TimeThu, 18 Nov 2021
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23 - What are the best strategies for finding life in space? #021 with Natalie Grefenstette?Thu, 28 Oct 2021
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22 - Special Announcement - InterPlanetary Panel on Complex TimeSat, 16 Oct 2021
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21 - How does size shape our understanding of and search for life? #020 with Chris KempesFri, 1 Oct 2021
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20 - What to look for, when we don't know what we're looking for? #019 with Heather GrahamFri, 3 Sep 2021
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19 - What Governance Structure Best Suits an InterPlanetary Humanity?" #018 with Timiebi AganabaMon, 23 Aug 2021
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18 - What lies in the space between? #017 with Aerospace Engineer Ryan McGranaghanFri, 6 Aug 2021
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17 - How Do Artifacts Inform Cultural Evolution? #016 with Vanessa FerdinandFri, 9 Jul 2021
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16 - #015 with Cole MathisThu, 24 Jun 2021
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15 - #014 with Natalie ElliotThu, 10 Jun 2021
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14 - #013 with Linda SheehanFri, 28 May 2021
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13 - #012 with Katherine CollinsThu, 13 May 2021
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12 - #011 with Van SavageThu, 29 Apr 2021
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11 - #010 with Michael LachmannThu, 1 Apr 2021
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10 - #009 with Tony EaganThu, 18 Mar 2021
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9 - #008 with Tamara van der DoesThu, 4 Mar 2021
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8 - #007 with Nina LanzaThu, 18 Feb 2021
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7 - #006 with Sasha SamochinaThu, 4 Feb 2021
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6 - #005 with Armin EllisThu, 21 Jan 2021
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5 - #004 with David StoutWed, 30 Dec 2020
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4 - #003 with Frank LantzWed, 2 Dec 2020
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3 - #002 with Kate GreeneWed, 18 Nov 2020
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2 - #001 with Ashton EatonWed, 4 Nov 2020
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1 - #000 with David KrakauerMon, 12 Oct 2020
