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Plans for European Astrobiology Institute announced
Source: Europlanet Society Press Releases Astrobiology, the study of the origin, evolution and future of life on Earth and beyond, is a multidisciplinary field that has expanded rapidly over the last two decades. Now, a consortium of organisations has announced plans to establish a European Astrobiology Institute (EAI) to coordinate astrobiology research in Europe. The…
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Astrobiology and Society in Europe Today published
This White Paper describes the state of astrobiology in Europe today and its relation to the European society at large. With contributions from authors in twenty countries and over thirty scientific institutions worldwide, the document illustrates the societal implications of astrobiology and the positive contribution that astrobiology can make to European society. The White Paper:…
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Getting the Message Across. Science in search for life beyond Earth.
Getting the Message Across. Science in Search for Life Beyond Earth, a poster presented at the Postgraduate Anthropology Conference (May 9, 2014) Durham University, Department of Anthropology, UK. The poster introduces the science in search for life beyond earth as a case study of a dynamic scientific practice and presents reflections on this practice in global…
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My work got a mention in ‘Anthropology and science fiction: history of a strong bond’ article
‘Anthropology and science fiction: history of a strong bond’, article that mentioned my doctoral work, discusses the premise that science fiction is not an exercise in the imagination of the future, but it is a story of the Man of the present, of his fears, of his dreams. To read the original text of the article…
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‘Introducing humans to the extraterrestrials’ published in Swedish
A book chapter entitled Introducing humans to the extraterrestrials was published by the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Study in the Multidisciplinary Writing Series on December 11, 2017. The book ‘Liv: Utomjordiskt, Syntetiskt, Artificiellt’ (Life: Extraterrestrial, Synthetic, Artificial) is based on the research work of A Plurality of Lives theme. The book was edited project coordinators…
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Towards an Anthropology of Space Workshop
Many thanks to workshop organisers for inviting me to London to be a respondent to Session 2 – Life in Space, Towards an Anthropology of Space: Orientating Cosmological Futures workshop. The event took place September 18th and was supported by the UCL Institute of Advanced Studies and the UCL Institute of Advanced Studies Octagon Fund. Workshop…
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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…