William Bains on Dark Ecology in 'Shroud'
About this episode
Marty speaks with biochemist and astrobiologist William Bains about Dark Ecology, concluding a series of episodes on the topic.
Marty speaks with biochemist and astrobiologist William Bains on the topic of Dark Ecology, as a final chapter to our 4 previous episodes on this topic with Chris Beckett (Ep 56), Julius Csotonyi (Ep 57-58) and Adrian Tchaikovsky (Ep 59). Dr. Bains is the author of “The Cosmic Zoo: Complex Life on Many Worlds”, and has earned degrees from the universities of Oxford, Warwick and Stanford, and has held positions at the University of Bath, MIT, Imperial College London, and in addition to f...
People in this episode
Hosts: Marty Kurylowicz, Holly Carson
Guest: William Bains
Topics covered
- Dark Ecology
- Astrobiology
- Biochemistry
- Science Fiction
- Interviews
Keywords
- Dark Ecology
- William Bains
- Astrobiology
- Biochemistry
- The Cosmic Zoo
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Bath, MIT, Imperial College London, Oxford, Warwick, Stanford
Books & works: The Cosmic Zoo: Complex Life on Many Worlds
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