Best Caitlin McShea Podcasts (2024)

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What can an asteroid tell us about our own Planet. #023 with Lindy Elkins-Tanton 55:09

2+ y ago55:09

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Learn more about what was discussed in this Alien Crash Site episode by clicking through the links below: Lindy’s homepage Psyche Mission ASU's InterPlanetary Initiative Vesta Kleopatra Maxar Henry Stone at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Voyager Mission - Gravity Assist Lucy Mission DART Mission Psyche Inspired…

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#022 - Crossover episode with Complexity Pod: Gary Bengier 1:00:53

2+ y ago1:00:53

1:00:53

Learn more about what was discussed in this episode by clicking on the links below: Gary’s homepage. Unfettered journey Dan Dennett Eugene Wigner Michael's Complexity Podcast interview with David Kinney 2019 IPFest World Building panel discussion Geoffrey West’s Scale Hanson's Age of Em SFI Symposium AI and the Barrier of Meaning ACtioN Climate Cha…

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Co-Ordination: On Time Between Worlds - an InterPlanetary panel on Complex Time 1:28:11

2+ y ago1:28:11

1:28:11

Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: New School Policy and Design for Outer Space SFI’s InterPlanetary Project Aging, Adaptation, and the Arrow of Time - A James S. McDonnell Foundation funded research track on Complex Time Complex Time video playlist InterPlanetary 2019 panel on Complex Time, featurin…

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What are the best strategies for finding life in space? #021 with Natalie Grefenstette? 1:03:34

2+ y ago1:03:34

1:03:34

To learn more about items mentioned in this podcast: Natalie's homepage Co-Ordination: On Time Between Worlds - An InterPlanetary Panel discussion on Complex Time Chris Kempes's Alien Crash Site Interview on life detection "Towards a more universal life detection strategy" as submitted to the Planetary and Astrobiology Decadal Survey Arrival Ted Ch…

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Special Announcement - InterPlanetary Panel on Complex Time 3:50

2+ y ago3:50

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For more information, visit this link and register FOR FREE. Alien Crash Site returns after that with an interview with SFI Post-Doc Natalie Grefenstette.By Caitlin McShea, Santa Fe Institute

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How does size shape our understanding of and search for life? #020 with Chris Kempes 48:56

2+ y ago48:56

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Generalized Stoichiometry and Biogeochemistry for Astrobiological Applications Multiple Paths to Multiple Life Watch Chris Kempes and David Krakauer discuss multiple life in episode 2 of "Andromeda Strain and the Meaning of Life" Watch Sara Walker's critique of Multiple Life in episode 4 of "Andromeda Strain and the Meaning of Life" Allometric scal…

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What to look for, when we don't know what we're looking for? #019 with Heather Graham 54:28

2+ y ago54:28

54:28

Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: Identifying Molecules as Biosignatures with Assembly Theory and Mass Spectrometry. Generalized Stoichiometry and Biogeochemistry for Astrobiological Applications. Time Team Elemental Cycles DNA has Four Bases. Some Viruses Swap in a Fifth Bennu Hayabusa Mission Alie…

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What Governance Structure Best Suits an InterPlanetary Humanity?" #018 with Timiebi Aganaba 1:00:45

2+ y ago1:00:45

1:00:45

Learn more about things discussed in this episode, by clicking on the links below: Timiebi Aganaba's home page And LinkedIn And Twitter Global Space Treaty Artemis Accords Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Lindy Elkins-Tanton of Arizona State University's InterPlanetary Project And the Psyche Mission The Court Case: Viasat, Inc (Appellant) Vs. Federal Co…

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What lies in the space between? #017 with Aerospace Engineer Ryan McGranaghan 55:22

3y ago55:22

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To learn more about the items discussed in this interview, click through the links below. Ryan’s website Ryan on Twitter The Carrington Event Parker Solar Probe Mars MAVEN Ushering in a New Frontier in Geospace through Data Science Dictionary of Obscure sorrows What is an Individual? Jorge Luis Borges “Talk on Indolence” by the Avett Brothers "Mach…

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How Do Artifacts Inform Cultural Evolution? #016 with Vanessa Ferdinand 49:19

3y ago49:19

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For more information on items mentioned in this interview, click through the links below. Vanessa’s Website InterPlanetary 2018 Festival panel "Intelligent Systems and Cognitive Assistance" featuring Vanessa, David Krakauer, Jonah Nolan, Graham Spencer & Kurt Squire. Dan Sperber Norman Rockwell's painting "The Gossips" Giant dragonfly - Meganeura A…

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#015 with Cole Mathis 1:08:56

3y ago1:08:56

1:08:56

Learn more about the items discussed in this conversation by clicking on the links below. The paper discussed: "Identifying molecules as biosignatures with assembly theory and mass spectrometry" "Scientists develop new molecular tool to detect alien life" - news article "Chemists design alien life detector" - news article The essay discussed: ($$ p…

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#014 with Natalie Elliot 50:11

3y ago50:11

50:11

Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below:Herschel Moon History Natalie Elliot’s Homepage Alexander Pope’s “The Rape of Lock” Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Hamlet Romeo and Juliet Claudius Ptolemy Nicolaus Copernicus Tycho Brahe Aristophanes’s Clouds Birds Fermilab Bison Antikythera Mechanism “Origin Story” fo…

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#013 with Linda Sheehan 50:59

3y ago50:59

50:59

Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: InterPlanetary 2018 - Planetary Policy, Law & Regulation Panel Earth Juijitsu Environment Now Ecuador’s recognition of Pachamama Slavoj Zizek Santa Monica’s sustainability ordinance, protecting the aquifers Brown v. Board of Education US Space Act (1958) Outer Space…

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#012 with Katherine Collins 45:09

3y ago45:09

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Learn more about the things we discuss in this episode by clicking through the links below: Honeybee Capital Ever-Widening Circles, by Rilke Zero sum game Tom Seeley's work on honeybees Suzanne Simard's work about tree communication networks Geoffrey West's lecture on Scaling I Dream a Highway - Gillian Welch Ode to Joy - Beethoven Final scene of S…

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#011 with Van Savage 48:11

3y ago48:11

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Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: Van’s homepage UCLA-led team of scientists discovers why we need sleep Watch Van on the “Time Design” Panel from #IPFest2018 Ted Chiang’s Seventy-Two Letters Liu Cixin’s Three Body Problem “You’re So Cool” by Hans Zimmer “Don’t Look Back in Anger” by Oasis “Welcome …

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#010 with Michael Lachmann 59:43

3y ago59:43

59:43

Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: Michael’s webpage Lauren Ancel Meyers Carl Bergstrom’s Calling Bullshit Michael’s work on the Neandertal genome Information’s impact on fitness Michael, Sara Walker, Chris Kempes and Lee Cronin, herein the #OriginsOfLifeLeague Life ≠ Alive…

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#009 with Tony Eagan 54:15

3y ago54:15

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Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: Philosophy of Werner Herzog Adam and Eve Kant’s aesthetics Oedipus Rex Pandora Myth Beatrice Han-Pile Diego Velázquéz’s Las Meninas Rothko’s Tate CollectionBy Anthony Eagan, Caitlin McShea, Tony Eagan, Santa Fe Institute

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#008 with Tamara van der Does 54:05

3y ago54:05

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Tamara’s Website, Google Scholar Page & Twitter • InterPlanetary Festival Website • Alien Crash Site Podcast • In 72 hours of sci-fi, postdocs transmit parental model of alien civilization [video] • Greetings from a Triparental Planet 72 Hours of Science Pre-Printby Gizem Bacaksizlar, Stefani Crabtree, Joshua Garland, Natalie Grefenstette, Albert K…

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#007 with Nina Lanza 54:12

3y ago54:12

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Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: Theme song, "Stalker" by Tortilla The “Living in Space” InterPlanetary Panel from IP Fest 2018 ChemCam and SuperCam Recap of Nina’s time in Antartica Bradbury Museum panel of LANL scientists discussing Today’s Perseverance landing Joerael Numina’s art (The image of …

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#006 with Sasha Samochina 52:09

3+ y ago52:09

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Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: Sasha’s website and work Sasha on “Visualization and Designing the Impossible” IPFest 2018 Panel Sasha at IPFest, on open-source space data Jet Propulsion Lab’s page of downloadable 360 and VR/AR videos Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History VITAL Ventilators Vir…

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#005 with Armin Ellis 52:56

3+ y ago52:56

52:56

Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: Exploration Institute Ocean Planet What Armin on the 2018 InterPlanetary Festival Panel “The End of the World?” with Annalee Newitz, and Lauren Oliver. Read Armin’s introduction to that ^ panel in IP Transmissions Volume One: Genesis Read up on Star Trek, if you’re …

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#004 with David Stout 59:51

3+ y ago59:51

59:51

Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: Visit David’s new website Learn more about SFI’s recent Complexity and Structure of Music Workshop. Watch the 2018 InterPlanetary Festival Panel, Autonomous Ecosystems, where David (and past guest, Kate Greene) contributes to the conversation. Listen to some of Davi…

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#003 with Frank Lantz 1:03:07

3+ y ago1:03:07

1:03:07

Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: 2019 InterPlanetary Festival’s “Game Design Panel,” moderated by Frank InterPlanetary Transmissions. Volume 2: Stardust, featuring an introduction to the Game Design panel by Frank NYU Game Center Claude Shannon’s “A Mathematical Theory of Communication.” Alien Cras…

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#002 with Kate Greene 1:06:47

3+ y ago1:06:47

1:06:47

Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: Kate’s new book of essays, Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars. The 2017 InterPlanetary Panel, which launched the project. The 2018 InterPlanetary Festival Panel, “Autonomous Ecosystems.” All About Eggs, published by Lucky Peach. “Ova Easy” egg crystals, for your solo-…

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#001 with Ashton Eaton 54:57

3+ y ago54:57

54:57

Learn more about everything referenced in this episode by clicking the links below: Ashton’s 2018 InterPlanetary Festival Appearance, “Living in Space” Ashton’s 2019 InterPlanetary Festival Appearance, “Zen and the Art of Space Exploration” Sam Harris podcast interview with David Krakauer General Systems Theory - Ludwig von Bertalanffy Limits to Hu…

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#000 with David Krakauer 50:29

3+ y ago50:29

50:29

SFI President David Krakauer joins Caitlin McShea to consider the producers of an object, the receivers of said object, and the qualities of the object itself, in this first episode of Alien Crash Site...a sci-fi technology pod that pushes people out of their comfort Zones, and into Alien Crash Site Zones, in pursuit of a truly transformative objec…

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What can an asteroid tell us about our own Planet. #023 with Lindy Elkins-Tanton 55:09

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#022 - Crossover episode with Complexity Pod: Gary Bengier 1:00:53

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Co-Ordination: On Time Between Worlds - an InterPlanetary panel on Complex Time 1:28:11

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What are the best strategies for finding life in space? #021 with Natalie Grefenstette? 1:03:34

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Special Announcement - InterPlanetary Panel on Complex Time 3:50

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How does size shape our understanding of and search for life? #020 with Chris Kempes 48:56

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What to look for, when we don't know what we're looking for? #019 with Heather Graham 54:28

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What Governance Structure Best Suits an InterPlanetary Humanity?" #018 with Timiebi Aganaba 1:00:45

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What lies in the space between? #017 with Aerospace Engineer Ryan McGranaghan 55:22

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How Do Artifacts Inform Cultural Evolution? #016 with Vanessa Ferdinand 49:19

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#015 with Cole Mathis 1:08:56

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#014 with Natalie Elliot 50:11

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#013 with Linda Sheehan 50:59

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#012 with Katherine Collins 45:09

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#011 with Van Savage 48:11

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#010 with Michael Lachmann 59:43

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#009 with Tony Eagan 54:15

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#008 with Tamara van der Does 54:05

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#007 with Nina Lanza 54:12

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#006 with Sasha Samochina 52:09

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#005 with Armin Ellis 52:56

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#004 with David Stout 59:51

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#003 with Frank Lantz 1:03:07

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#002 with Kate Greene 1:06:47

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#001 with Ashton Eaton 54:57

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#000 with David Krakauer 50:29

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