Geek Out at Lawrence Hall of Science: Geek Talk–Why We Must Colonize Space December 10, 2009

It’s been four decades since humankind took its first tentative steps in the realms beyond Earth, as bulky-suited astronauts stomped their boots in the lunar dust. But despite florid pronouncements and grandiose expectations, we still haven’t gone very far into space.
Are the predictions of science fiction – that we’re destined to become a space-faring society – merely that: fiction? Will efforts to leave our planet continue to be limited to a fringe activity?
Seth Shostak, an SETI astronomer, will discuss why space exploration and colonization are not merely a good idea–but an essential one.
This event will be the 4th Annual Warren William Chupp Distinguished Lecture, presented by Lawrence Hall of Science and the Department of Physics at University of California, Berkeley; it is also supported by the SETI Institute.

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