Calling for Help: Can ET Save Us? / Dan Tell (US)/Photo: Birgit Cakir
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Calling for Help: Can ET Save Us?

Dan Tell (US)

Ars Electronica Center, Deep Space 8K
Thu 5. Sep 2024 11:30 – 12:30

Although humanity has always pondered the existence of forms of intelligence in our universe other than ourselves, the scientific search for other beings and civilizations is a relatively young pursuit. Only in the last century have astronomers seriously studied the sky in the hope that not only evidence of life on other planets will reveal itself, but that proof of other technological civilizations could be teased out of our observations. Parallel to this, we have sent our own signals and messages into deep space, broadcasting our existence to anyone else searching for life, sharing both haphazard and intentionally curated visions of the cultures found on Earth.

Explore the story we tell about ourselves on the cosmic stage, while asking what we hope to learn from the search for other civilizations—would it give us the hope the challenges our planet faces today are solvable? Can this search shift our own perspective on the role of humanity on our planet and our responsibility towards it?

Language: EN
Ticket: FESTIVALPASS+, FESTIVALPASS, ONE DAY PASS
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THU Sept. 5
SAT Sept. 7
SUN Sept. 8

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Bio

  • Photo: Tom Mesic

    Dan Tell

    US

    Dan Tell is the Manager of Planetarium Engineering at the California Academy of Sciences. His work specializes in visualizing scientific data and working with researchers to explore their data in planetariums and other immersive venues. His passion to bring new experiences to audiences includes trekking through terrain data from other planets, visualizing concepts from the history of science and astronomy, and exploring the microcosm from tardigrades and face mites down to particle physics.

Credits

Dan Tell, California Academy of Sciences