Astrobiology and Space Exploration (Winter 2010)
by Lynn Rothschild
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Description
Astrobiology asks: Where do we come from? Are we alone? Where are we going? This course gives an overview of the excitement of astrobiology and space exploration, from the origin of our own biofriendly universe to questions of the future of mankind both on Earth and beyond.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Video3. The Search for other Earths and Life in the Universe (January 14, 2010) | science, biology, astrobiology, physics, organic chemistry, earth, star, cosmic, planet, galaxy, big bang, universe, life form, evolution, search for life, hubble space telescope, star, luminosity, light, doppler shift, sun, wavelength, orbit, upsilon and | 5/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Video2. From Astrochemistry to Astrobiology: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (January 12, 2010) | science, biology, astrobiology, astrochemistry, astrophysics, physics, chemistry, earth, star, cosmic, planet, galaxy, big bang, molecule, ice, space, mass, universe, observatory, infrared, light, galactic PAH, carbon, telescope, cloud, gas, ice, particle | 5/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Video4. What is Life? (January 19, 2010) | science, biology, astrobiology, physics, organic chemistry, earth, star, cosmic, planet, galaxy, big bang, universe, extraterrestrial life, body, survive, offspring, reproduction, virus, mutation, water, carbon, definition, Darwin, evolution, Star Trek, s | 5/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Video5. Evolution (January 21, 2010) | science, technology, astrobiology, space exploration, universe, evolution, planets, milky way galaxy, origin of life, molecules, RNA, DNA, viruses, diversity, chain of being, darwin, eukaryotes, protists, fossils, multicellularity, Earth | 5/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Video6. Life in Extreme Environments (January 26, 2010) | science, technology, astrobiology, space exploration, universe, evolution, extremophile, environment, biology, physical, chemical extremes, cells, molecules, limits for life, hyperthermophiles, organisms, UV radiation, adaptation, aerobic metabolism, rese | 5/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Video7. How Predictable Is Evolution? (January 28, 2010) | science, technology, astrobiology, space exploration, universe, evolution, life, galaxy, planet, liquid water, adaptation, natural selection, convergence, darwin, carbon, organic chemistry, autotrophs, photosynthesis, research | 5/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Video8. Catastrophic Impacts in Earth's History (February 2, 2010) | science, biology, astrobiology, physics, geology, history, organic chemistry, earth, catastrophe, life, mass extinction, fossil, comet, asteroid, marine sediment, extra-terrestrial material, cretaceous, NASA, conspiracy theory, ask an astrobiologist, fain | 5/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Video9. The Search for Life on Mars (February 9, 2010) | Space, space exploration, physics, biology, planets, solar system, moons, iron oxide, oxygen, Giovanni Schiaparelli, Percival Lowell, Viking, Pathfinder, Phoenix, MSL, Mariner, Odyssey, meteorites, missions, Mars Climate Orbiter, Mars Global Surveyor, Spi | 5/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Video10. What is Astrobiology?: What is the History of Life? Are We Alone? What is the Future of Life? (February 11, 2010) | science, biology, astrobiology, botany, physics, geology, history, organic chemistry, Darwin, revolution, childhood, education, medical school, Beagle, ship, sample, land, taxidermy, Origin of Species, variability, natural selection, extinction, reproduct | 5/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Video11. Life Beyond It's Planet of Origin (February 16, 2010) | science, biology, astrobiology, physics, organic chemistry, nitrogen metabolism, flight experiment, microbe, space microbiology, spacecraft, outer space, panspermia, alien, extra-terrestrial, spore, DNA, bacteria, salt, osmophilic, Red Rain India, organis | 5/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | Video12. Biologically Reversible Exploration (February 23, 2010) | science, biology, astrobiology, physics, organic chemistry, evolution, ecosystem, origin, future, life, distribution, Mars, contamination, pathfinder, sterile, bacteria, alien, extra-terrestrial, organism, bacteria, moral, planetary protection, genesis, e | 5/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Video14. Advanced Life Support Systems (March 2, 2010) | science, biology, astrobiology, physics, organic chemistry, evolution, ecosystem, waste treatment, life, organism, agriculture, Mars, invasive species, contamination, space station, water, food, air, temperature, radiation protection, gravity, sustainabil | 5/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | Video15. A Human Place in Outer Space: Reflection on the Progress of Space Human Factors & Habitability (March 4, 2010) | science, biology, astrobiology, physics, organic chemistry, history, bioengineering, design, architecture, moon, lunar surface, astronaut, Apollo mission, habitat, space station, NASA, sensory deprivation, skylab, spacial disorientation, environment, beh | 5/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | Video16. A Life with SETI (March 9, 2010) | science, technology, physics, astrobiology, space exploration, extraterrestrial life, aliens, galaxy, universe, planets, moon, signals, frequency, computers, satellites, receiver, telescope, space craft, shuttle, research | 5/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 14 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
What a gift to those that can't afford formal education
Thanks so much for providing this lecture series to us. Just the most intellectually stimulating lecture series, and dated Winter 2010, it doesn't get more current than this. Thanks for the history, alternative ideas, And story telling technique. In my days of college in the 1990 time frame classes like this came with prerequisites and a inference that this is Hard stuff to learn, take notes. The new approach of " this is easy to understand" , " don't take notes that distract from the lecture" and " know where to get the math formulas, and databases of info", inspires me to want to teach.
In addition to completing lectures from neuroscience ( Gerald Schneider) and berkleys astronomy classes, a biology series lecture, and lastly the serendipity series lectures, has created a new person, that understands the "beginners mind", and I can't wait to get into geology, and chemistry.
The professors new way of teaching ha s me literally addicted to knowledge.
Thank you so much !
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