The Search for Extraterrestrial Life from a Reporter's Perspective
January 31 at 7pm
For millennia, humans have wondered whether life exists beyond Earth. Over the last half-century or so, these musings have evolved from fantasy and speculation into a legitimate scientific endeavor, guided largely by the — a formula that estimates the number of detectable extraterrestrial civilizations in our Milky Way galaxy. Nadia Drake, a science reporter, will discuss the factors in the Drake Equation, how science reporters choose and construct stories, and the science media's role in communicating discoveries about the search for life beyond Earth.
is a science journalist who specializes in covering space exploration and the search for life beyond Earth. For many years, she was a contributing writer with National Geographic; most recently, she was the interim physics editor at Quanta Magazine, and she has written for numerous publications including Nature, the New York Times, Science News, and Scientific American.Ìý
Her work has been recognized with numerous awards, and she recently served as a team member on NASA's Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena independent study team. She holds a PhD in genetics from Cornell University and a graduate degree in science communication from UC Santa Cruz.
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