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Neil deGrasse Tyson, Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium, hosts and moderates a lively discussion about how life might have formed on Earth and explores what alien life might look like elsewhere in the universe. What criteria do we use to classify life as we know it? Should the criteria be revised as we look for life on other worlds?
Watch all the past Asimov debates: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrfcruGtplwGKzxDI_Ne06NlpOKt-yonZ
For a full transcript of this debate, visit: amnh.org/explore/amnh.tv
2018 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Artificial Intelligence
youtu.be/gb4SshJ5WOY
2017 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: De-Extinction
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2016 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Is the Universe a Simulation?
youtube.com/watch?v=wgSZA
2015 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Water, Water
youtube.com/watch?v=FSF79
2014 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Selling Space
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2013 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: The Existence of Nothing
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2012 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Faster Than the Speed of Light
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2011 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: The Theory of Everything
youtube.com/watch?v=Eb8_3
In 2020, the Museum is celebrating the legacy of Charles Hayden, whose vision made the Hayden Planetarium possible and brought the universe to New York City.
2020 Asimov Panelists:
Nathalie A. Cabrol
Director, Carl Sagan Center for Research, SETI Institute
Vera Kolb
Professor of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Seth Shostak
Senior Astronomer & Institute Fellow, SETI Institute
Carol Cleland
Director of the Center for the Study of Origins and Professor of Philosophy, University of Colorado
Max Tegmark
Director of the Foundational Questions Institute and Professor of Physics, MIT
The late Dr. Isaac Asimov, one of the most prolific and influential authors of our time, was a dear friend and supporter of the American Museum of Natural History. In his memory, the Hayden Planetarium is honored to host the annual Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate—generously endowed by relatives, friends, and admirers of Isaac Asimov and his work—bringing the finest minds in the world to the Museum each year to debate pressing questions on the frontier of scientific discovery. Proceeds from ticket sales of the Isaac Asimov Memorial Debates benefit the scientific and educational programs of the Hayden Planetarium.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium, hosts and moderates a lively discussion about how life might have formed on Earth and explores what alien life might look like elsewhere in the universe. What criteria do we use to classify life as we know it? Should the criteria be revised as we look for life on other worlds?
Watch all the past Asimov debates: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrfcruGtplwGKzxDI_Ne06NlpOKt-yonZ
For a full transcript of this debate, visit: amnh.org/explore/amnh.tv
2018 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Artificial Intelligence
youtu.be/gb4SshJ5WOY
2017 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: De-Extinction
youtube.com/watch?v=_LnAt
2016 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Is the Universe a Simulation?
youtube.com/watch?v=wgSZA
2015 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Water, Water
youtube.com/watch?v=FSF79
2014 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Selling Space
youtube.com/watch?v=GbmFe
2013 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: The Existence of Nothing
youtube.com/watch?v=1OLz6
2012 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Faster Than the Speed of Light
youtube.com/watch?v=5qlLW
2011 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: The Theory of Everything
youtube.com/watch?v=Eb8_3
In 2020, the Museum is celebrating the legacy of Charles Hayden, whose vision made the Hayden Planetarium possible and brought the universe to New York City.
2020 Asimov Panelists:
Nathalie A. Cabrol
Director, Carl Sagan Center for Research, SETI Institute
Vera Kolb
Professor of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Seth Shostak
Senior Astronomer & Institute Fellow, SETI Institute
Carol Cleland
Director of the Center for the Study of Origins and Professor of Philosophy, University of Colorado
Max Tegmark
Director of the Foundational Questions Institute and Professor of Physics, MIT
The late Dr. Isaac Asimov, one of the most prolific and influential authors of our time, was a dear friend and supporter of the American Museum of Natural History. In his memory, the Hayden Planetarium is honored to host the annual Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate—generously endowed by relatives, friends, and admirers of Isaac Asimov and his work—bringing the finest minds in the world to the Museum each year to debate pressing questions on the frontier of scientific discovery. Proceeds from ticket sales of the Isaac Asimov Memorial Debates benefit the scientific and educational programs of the Hayden Planetarium.
#AlienLife #NeildeGrasseTyson #AsimovDebate #ExtraterrestrialLife #Intelligence #AMNH #ScienceDebate #ScienceLecture #AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory #Aliens #Astrophysics #Philosopy
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This video and all media incorporated herein (including text, images, and audio) are the property of the American Museum of Natural History or its licensors, all rights reserved. The Museum has made this video available for your personal, educational use. You may not use this video, or any part of it, for commercial purposes, nor may you reproduce, distribute, publish, prepare derivative works from, or publically display it without the prior written consent of the Museum.
© American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
