[ASA] Distinguished speaker **tomorrow** Friday 11am AEST - Prof. Sandy Faber (UCSC, Earth Futures Institute)

[Jonathan Bland-Hawthorn]

Hi everyone,



Please join us on Friday at 11am AEST for the second talk of our SIfA Seminar Series. This week, we’ll be hearing from

Prof. Sandy Faber about a fascinating new initiative called the “Earth Futures Institute”, thinking about the future of life

on our planet. Her title and abstract are below.


Sandy is a true American star of astrophysics, having received the National Medal of Science from President Obama.

Here's a brief profile: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/Zli-CoV1kpfrgRwj0t1uxzW?domain=en.wikipedia.org


The talk is to be held over Zoom at the following URL:



https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/87883498535?pwd=c1VkWFVSTDVOT1dKTDA5cnIyVHZpUT09

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Thanks!



Sam Vaughan & Thor Tepper-Garcia





"The Earth Futures Institute at UCSC and UCR: Attempting to Wake the Sleeping Giant"



"Spaceship Earth" is now a reality -- human beings and their crops and
animals now dominate Earth's biosphere and are growing exponentially.
Numerous indicators flash danger warnings, yet most of academia,
including UC, remains largely unengaged.  Conceived of by two
astronomers at UCSC and UCR, the Earth Futures Institute is the first
institute of its kind to consider the prospects for intelligent life
on Earth truly holistically on both near-term and cosmic timescales.
This is a mission on which every corner of every university can and
should be engaged.  This talk will review the history of the EFI
concept and describe our ongoing activities at UC.  Can this concept

spread?


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