... Mark (which spans the duration of the course), explores the concept of an individual’s impact on collective contributions to human culture. It also highlights the role that intention and intuition play in its development. The premise is to work from...
...as inspiration; while Star-Trek, Star Wars and other Hollywood sci-fi franchises owe outer space an enormous cultural debt. Innovation and inspiration promote technological advance and, in terms of military interventions, are precipitated by war. The...
... universe reminds us that a civilization can defiantly go on, provided it has both the technology and the will to do so. Alderaan culture and its people continued because when their home planet was destroyed, they were elsewhere. In light...
... This framing piques anthropologists’ interest because it illustrates how the exploration of space is a rich terrain for human cultural experience. Staggering data The Breakthrough Listen team, led by Andrew Siemion and Dan Wertheimer, analyses radio...
... was written by Carl Sagan. About the author Savannah Mandel’s love of science fiction and interest in human culture drove her to combine the two passions into a career as an outer space anthropologist. Previously, she conducted research...
... always most apparent during mealtimes when the normally jovial atmosphere became tense and quiet. Expression of culture Apart from nutrition, food affects us on so many levels; it’s hard to understate its importance on a mission. Not having enough...