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Recorded Scientific Conferences and Symposia
Presidential Addresses, 2003 Evolution Meetings
California State University, Chico
June 20-24, 2003

Evolutionary Genomics
University of Arizona, Tucson
January 15-17, 2004

Astrobiology Science Conference 2004
NASA Ames Research Center, Mt. View, CA
March 28-April 1, 2004

Ernst Mayr Centenary Celebration
Harvard University, Cambridge
May 10, 2004

Presidential Addresses, 2004 Evolution Meetings
Colorado State University, Ft. Collins
June 26-30, 2004

Second Conference on Early Mars
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
October 11-15, 2004

NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts 6th Annual Meeting
Seattle, WA
October 19-20, 2004

The Gardiner Lecture Series, 2005
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces
March 17, 2005

The 3rd High-Energy Astrophysics Workshop for Amateur Astronomers
Las Cruces, NM
March 20-26, 2005


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Archaeoastronomy
Global Archeoastronomy
Richard Loose
White Sands Missile Range
Astronomical Society Las Cruces

Pueblo Indian Skywatching
Michael Zeilik
University of New Mexico
AAVSO 2005

Archaeology, Mayan
Eyes Wide Shut: Exploring Solutions Past. Lessons Learned from the Archaeological Record
Anabel Ford
University of California, Santa Barbara
Astrobiology 2004
Asking the Right Questions
Eyes Wide Shut: Exploring Solutions Past. Lessons Learned from the Archaeological Record
Anabel Ford
University of California, Santa Barbara
Astrobiology 2004

The Future of Systematics
Elizabeth Kellogg
University of Missouri, St. Louis
Evolution Meetings

ALH84001 in 2004
Joe Kirschvink
California Institute of Technology
Astrobiology 2004

Astrobiology at NASA
The Meaning of Life: Astrobiology and Society
Steven Dick
NASA Chief Historian
Astrobiology 2004

Astrobiology: Crossing the Threshold in Space Exploration
Michael Meyer
NASA Ames Research Center
Astrobiology 2004

Astrophotography, Amateur
Astrophotography Using Digital SLR Cameras
Dave Dockery
White Sands Missile Range
Astronomical Society Las Cruces
Atmospheres, Planetary
Sympathy for the Devil:
The Case for Life on Venus

David Grinspoon
Southwest Research Institute, Boulder
Astrobiology 2004

A Planetary Perspective on Evolution
Andrew Knoll
Harvard University
Ernst Mayr Centennary

Modeling the Effects of Impacts on Mars in 1-D
Teresa L. Segura
University of Colorado, Boulder
Second Conf Early Mars

Biodiversity
The Dynamics of Global Biodiversity: Insights from the Fossil Record
David Jablonski
University of Chicago
Astrobiology 2004

Auditing the Earth: Present Changes, Future Changes, and Irreversibility
Stuart Pimm
Duke University
Astrobiology 2004

Biomarkers, Early Earth
Potential for Early Life Hosted in Basaltic Glass on a Wet Mars
Neil R. Banerjee
University of Alberta, University of Bergen, Norway
Second Conf Early Mars

Exploring for Fossil Biomarkers
Linda Jahnke
NASA Astrobiology Institute, Ames Research Center
Second Conf Early Mars

Life Detection on the Early Earth
Bruce Runnegar
NASA Astrobiology Institute, Ames Research Center
Second Conf Early Mars

Brain Theory
Perception Seen as a Creative Process of Self-Renewal
Walter J. Freeman
University of California, Berkeley
Gardiner Lecture Series
Catastrophe, Role in Evolution
A Planetary Perspective on Evolution
Andrew Knoll
Harvard University
Ernst Mayr Centennary

The Origin of Adaptability and Human Beings
Rick Potts
National Museum of Natural History
Astrobiology 2004

Chaco Canyon
Global Archeoastronomy
Richard Loose
White Sands Missile Range
Astronomical Society Las Cruces

Pueblo Indian Skywatching
Michael Zeilik
University of New Mexico
AAVSO 2005

Cichlid Fishes
Speciation and Diversification
of the Adaptive Radiations of Cichlid Fishes: Evolutionary Enigma or Evolutionary Model?

Axel Meyer
University of Konstanz
Ernst Mayr Centennary
Colonization of Space
Tailored Force Fields for Space-Based Construction
Narayanan Komerath
Georgia Institute of Technology
NIAC 2004
Cosmology
Cosmology and Life
Mario Livio
Space Science Telescope Institute
Astrobiology 2004
Creationism
There is a Striking Resemblance between You and a Monkey: The Epperson vs. Arkansas Evolution Ruling, Supreme Court, 1968
Susan Epperson
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Evolution Meetings

The Challenge of Intelligent Design
Eugenie Scott
National Center for Science Education, Inc.
Evolution Meetings

Ecological Forecasting
Ecological Forecasting: A New Approach to Earth Science at NASA
Woody Turner
NASA Office of Earth Science
Astrobiology 2004
Exoplanet Search
Taking the Galactic Planetary Survey
Gregory Laughlin
University of California, Santa Cruz
Astrobiology 2004

You Say You Want a Revolution: Planetary Systems Different from our Own
Geoffrey Marcy
University of California, Berkeley
KITP 2001

Extinction
Auditing the Earth: Present Changes, Future Changes, and Irreversibility
Stuart Pimm
Duke University
Astrobiology 2004
Extremophilic Life
Hyperthermophilic Microorganisms - A Possibility for Extraterrestrial Life?
Harald Huber
University of Regensberg
Astrobiology 2004
Human Evolution
The Origin of Adaptability and Human Beings
Rick Potts
National Museum of Natural History
Astrobiology 2004
Humans in Space
Humans in Space
Charlie Barnes
NASA Office of Biological and Physical Research
Astrobiology 2004
Icy Worlds
Life and Death on Icy Worlds
Jere Lipps
University of California, Berkeley
Astrobiology 2004

JIMO: Exploration of the Icy Worlds of Jupiter and the Astrobiology Connection
Chris McKay
NASA Ames Research Center
Astrobiology 2004

Life in Ice on Mars
Chris McKay
NASA Ames Research Center
Second Conf Early Mars

In Situ Robotic Observers
Solid State Aircraft
Anthony Colozza
Ohio Aerospace Corporation
NIAC 2004

Global Environmental MEMS Sensors (GEMS): A Revolutionary Observing System for the 21st Century
John Manobianco
ENSCO, Inc.
NIAC 2004

Bio-Nano-Machines for Space Applications
Constantinos Mavroidis
Northeastern University
NIAC 2004

Sailing the Planets: Science with Directed Aerial Robot Explorers (DARE)
Alexey Pankine
Global Aerospace Corporation
NIAC 2004

Intelligent Design
There is a Striking Resemblance between You and a Monkey: The Epperson vs. Arkansas Evolution Ruling, Supreme Court, 1968
Susan Epperson
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Evolution Meetings

The Challenge of Intelligent Design
Eugenie Scott
National Center for Science Education, Inc.
Evolution Meetings

Mars, Climate
The Early Climate of Mars: Warm, Cold or Forever Unknowable? Ambiquities Resulting from Impact Seismicity and Hydrothermal Activity
Stephen Clifford
Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston
Second Conf Early Mars
Mars, Geology
"Blueberries": A Summary of Hematite Concretions Found at the Opportunity Landing Site
Wendy Calvin
University of Nevada, Reno
Second Conf Early Mars

Surficial Geology of the Spirit Rover Traverse in Gusev Crater: Dry and Desiccating Since the Hesperian
M.P. Golombek
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Second Conf Early Mars

The MER Mission and the Stratigraphic History of the Meridiani Planum
Steven Squyres
Cornell University
Second Conf Early Mars

Mars, Human Exploration
Astronaut Bio-Suit System for Exploration Class Missions
Dava Newman, Massachussetts Institute of Technology
NIAC 2004
Mars, Life
ALH84001 in 2004
Joe Kirschvink
California Institute of Technology
Astrobiology 2004

Biology and the Future of Mars
Chris McKay
NASA Ames Research Center
Astrobiology 2004

Life in Ice on Mars
Chris McKay
NASA Ames Research Center
Second Conf Early Mars

Mars, Meteorites
The First Billion Years of Martian History as Seen from the SNC Meteorites
John H. Jones
Johnson Space Center
Second Conf Early Mars

ALH84001 in 2004
Joe Kirschvink
California Institute of Technology
Astrobiology 2004

Mars, Terraforming
Robotic Lunar Ecopoesis Test Bed
Paul Todd
Space Hardware Optimization Technology, Inc.
NIAC 2004
Mayr, Ernst
Ernst's Comments on the Occasion of his 100th Birthday
Ernst Mayr
Harvard University
Ernst Mayr Centennary
Mission Planning, Planetary
Planetary Exploration and Exobiology in Europe's Aurora Programme
Olivier Angerer
European Space Agency Astrobiology 2004

Review of Present MEPAG Goals and Objectives Related to Early Mars
David W. Beaty
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Second Conf Early Mars

Targeting Sites for Future Astrobiological Missions to Mars
Jack Farmer
Arizona State University
Second Conf Early Mars

New Vision of Exploration: Science at NASA
John Grunsfeld
NASA Chief Scientist
Astrobiology 2004

Mars Program Science Trajectory
Scott Hubbard
NASA Ames Research Center
Astrobiology 2004

Mars Exploration: What's Next?
Dan McCleese
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Second Conf Early Mars

JIMO: Exploration of the Icy Worlds of Jupiter and the Astrobiology Connection
Chris McKay
NASA Ames Research Center
Astrobiology 2004

Natural History
Natural History for the 21st Century: Would Darwin Make the Short List?
Rick Grosberg
University of California, Davis
Evolution Meetings
Moon, Exploration
The Moon and the New Presidential Space Vision
Paul Spudis
Johns Hopkins University
NIAC 2004

Moonstruck
Jeffrey Taylor
University of Hawaii
Astrobiology 2004

Origin of Life
Constraining Scenarios for the Origin of Life: Working Backwards, Working Forwards, and Synthesizing Life in the Laboratory
Steven Benner
University of Florida
Astrobiology 2004

Hyperthermophilic Microorganisms - A Possibility for Extraterrestrial Life?
Harald Huber
University of Regensberg
Astrobiology 2004

Origin of Planets
Moonstruck
Jeffrey Taylor
University of Hawaii
Astrobiology 2004
Phylogenetics, Metrics
What is the Information Content of the Phylogenetic Tree of Life?
Michael Sanderson
University of California, Davis
Evolution Meetings
Phylogenetics, Systematics
The Future of Systematics
Elizabeth Kellogg
University of Missouri, St. Louis
Evolution Meetings
Population Growth, Human
What are the Future Implications of Population, Affluence and Technology Growth Projections? How can the Future be Scientifically Analyzed?
Steven Schneider
Stanford University
Astrobiology 2004
President's Vision for
Space Exploration
New Vision of Exploration: Science at NASA
John Grunsfeld
NASA Chief Scientist
Astrobiology 2004

The Moon and the New Presidential Space Vision
Paul Spudis
Johns Hopkins University
NIAC 2004

Propulsion, Interplanetary
Space Tethers: Lessons from Developing "Revolutionary" Technologies, Inc.
Robert Hoyt
Tethers Unlimited
NIAC 2004

Antimatter Driven Sail for Deep Space Missions
Gerald Jackson
Hbar Technologies, LLC
NIAC 2004

Electromagnetic Formation Flight
Raymond Sedwick
Massachussetts Institute of Technology
NIAC 2004

The Plasma Magnet
John Slough
University of Washington
NIAC 2004

Saturn
Cassini and Huygens at the Saturn System
Reeta Beebe
New Mexico State University
AAVSO 2005
SETI
Uncovering Extraterrestrial Intelligence: When Will It Happen, and What Will We Find?
Seth Shostak
SETI Institute
Astrobiology 2004
Sympatric Speciation
Speciation in Herbivorous Insects: Time for a New Paradigm?
Douglas Futuyma
University of Wisconsin, Madison/
SUNY, Stony Brook
Ernst Mayr Centennary

Speciation and Diversification
of the Adaptive Radiations of Cichlid Fishes: Evolutionary Enigma or Evolutionary Model?

Axel Meyer
University of Konstanz
Ernst Mayr Centennary

Tombaugh, Clyde
The Clyde W. Tombaugh Papers and the Rio Grande Historical Collections: Preserving the History of Astronomy
Melissa Gottwald
New Mexico State University Library
Astronomical Society Las Cruces
Venus
Sympathy for the Devil:
The Case for Life on Venus

David Grinspoon
Southwest Research Institute, Boulder
Astrobiology 2004


Banner image courtesy European Space Agency.
These lectures were recorded with financial assistance
from the US National Science Foundation.

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