Category: research
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‘Life. Extraterrestrial, Artificial and Synthetic’ book available online in Swedish
This book is the result of an interdisciplinary project at the Pufendorf Institute, Lund University. Twelve researchers from the same number of disciplines have been included in the project. The purpose has been to highlight the challenges that come with extraterrestrial, artificial and synthetic life. The interdisciplinary approach has given us the opportunity to highlight…
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Interview: I am Fascinated by Our Universe and Humanity’s Place in It
English version of the interview for the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies, Lund University, Sweden Published on Jun, 26, 2017 Klara Anna Capova is a guest researcher with the theme A Plurality of Lives, which is about to finish up its work at the Pufendorf IAS in Lund. She is currently working in social study of…
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Jag är fascinerad av universum och mänsklighetens plats i det.
Publicerad den 26 juni 2017 Klara Anna Capova är en gästforskare som har arbetat med temat A Plurality of Lives som snart avslutar sitt arbete på Pufendorfinstitutet. Hon är en en sociokulturell antropolog som är verksam vid Durhams universitet i Storbrittanien. Vad är din bakgrund? Jag är en sociokulturell antropolog med specialistkompetens inom vetenskap, teknik…
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24th Image Symposium, Madrid, 20 – 22 June
Looking forward to delivering a keynote lecture and taking part in the Image Symposium 2017 in CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo in June. 24th Image Symposium – Glitch Futures. Data Speculation, Technocosmology and Dispossession in Times of Accelerated Capitalism, 20 − 22 JUNE 2017 The temperature of viscous Miami swamps rose as high-risk…
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Students’ Attitudes to Astrobiology poster presented at NASA AbSciCon 2017
The first poster entitled ‘Students’ Attitudes to Astrobiology. Attitudes towards scientific search for extraterrestrial life among Swedish high school and university students’ by Erik Persson, Klara Anna Capova, and Yuan will be presented later today at the AbSciCon 2017. E-poster is available online: www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/abscicon2017/eposter/3156.pdf Abstract STUDENTS ATTITUDES TO ASTROBIOLOGY. ATTITUDES TOWARDS SCIENTIFIC SEARCH FOR EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL…
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Visiting Researcher Fellowship with Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies at Lund University
I am very pleased to accept the position of Visiting research fellow with the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies at Lund University in Sweden. I am looking forward to joining ‘A Plurality of Lives’ research group in April and to working on societal aspects of astrobiology and current concepts of life beyond Earth. Theme A…
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BBC Three Counties Radio – About Life on Other Planets
Yesterday, on Monday July 20 the News Agency (amongst many others) reported that Stephen Hawking has teamed up with a Russian billionaire to launch a new quest to discover life on other planets. The British scientist has given his backing to Yuri Milner’s Breakthrough Initiatives project, which will provide $US100 million over the next decade…
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