Join Cool Science for Science on Tap every 2nd Monday of the month. Due to COVID-19 restrictions we are currently going virtual using Zoom video conferencing. [Normally we meet at Jack Quinn’s in downtown Colorado Springs. Presenters begin at 6:30 pm with food and drink available beginning at 6:00 pm]. A wide variety of fascinating topics are presented by local scientists for informal discussion, and the relaxed atmosphere encourages anyone and everyone to come explore the latest ideas in science and technology. From practical to theoretical, the presentations and group interactions provide a fun and interesting way to gain an understanding of the world around us.
Join Cool Science for Science on Tap every 2nd Monday of the month. Due to COVID-19 restrictions we are currently going virtual using Zoom video conferencing. [Normally we meet at Jack Quinn’s in downtown Colorado Springs. Presenters begin at 6:30 pm with food and drink available beginning at 6:00 pm]. A wide variety of fascinating topics are presented by local scientists for informal discussion, and the relaxed atmosphere encourages anyone and everyone to come explore the latest ideas in science and technology. From practical to theoretical, the presentations and group interactions provide a fun and interesting way to gain an understanding of the world around us.
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Next up: Monday, April 12, 2021 at 6:30 pm MDT (~60 minutes)
"Looking for Aliens Using...MATH"
Theresa Mason Fisher, Arizona State University
Summary:
As we discover more and more Earth-like planets orbiting other stars, a challenge has arisen: how do we determine, using the very little available data, if these planets are inhabited or not? In this talk, I'll explain how using a branch of mathematics called network theory might be the key, how a planet's biosphere and atmosphere are linked, and what it says about the universal laws of life.
As we discover more and more Earth-like planets orbiting other stars, a challenge has arisen: how do we determine, using the very little available data, if these planets are inhabited or not? In this talk, I'll explain how using a branch of mathematics called network theory might be the key, how a planet's biosphere and atmosphere are linked, and what it says about the universal laws of life.
Theresa (Tessa) is currently a fifth year PhD candidate at the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University. Originally a microbial ecologist by training, her research is primarily focused on using complex systems theory to try to develop better bio-signature for exoplanets.
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