Dr. Douglas Vakoch who is the President of METI International, a nonprofit research and educational organization dedicated to innovative programs in Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence (METI), the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), and astrobiology, will be the guest of the thirteenth program of the seminar series “A Common Horizon for Humanity and the Planet”. The seminar will be broadcast live on the Cappadocia University YouTube channel on Monday, July 25 at 20:00 (Turkish Time). He is the editor of a over twenty books, including “Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence” (2011), “Psychology of Space Exploration: Contemporary Research in Historical Perspective” (2011), “Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life Beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery” (2013), “Archaeology, Anthropology, and Interstellar Communication” (2014), “Extraterrestrial Altruism: Evolution and Ethics in the Cosmos” (2014), and “The Drake Equation: Estimating the Prevalence of Extraterrestrial Life through the Ages” (2015).
The conversation will be on the topic of “Interstellar Communication as a Common Horizon for Humanity” and the program will be moderated by Professor Serpil Oppermann of Cappadocia University.
Dr. Douglas Vakoch describes international efforts to contact aliens and explains the difference between METI (Messaging to Extraterrestrial Intelligence), or intentionally transmitting signals to nea...
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President of METI International
Dr. Douglas Vakoch is the President of METI International, a nonprofit research and educational organization dedicated to innovative programs in Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence (METI), the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), and astrobiology. Prior to founding METI International, for sixteen years Dr. Vakoch worked at the SETI Institute, where he was Director of Interstellar Message Composition.
He completed his BA in Religion at Carleton College, his MA in History and Philosophy of Science at University of Notre Dame, second MA in Psychology at State University of New York at Stony Brook, and his PhD in Clinical Psychology with Quantitative Minor at State University of New York at Stony Brook.
He is the editor of a over twenty books, including “Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence” (2011), “Psychology of Space Exploration: Contemporary Research in Historical Perspective” (2011), “Astrobiology, History, and Society: Life Beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery” (2013), “Archaeology, Anthropology, and Interstellar Communication” (2014), “Extraterrestrial Altruism: Evolution and Ethics in the Cosmos” (2014), and “The Drake Equation: Estimating the Prevalence of Extraterrestrial Life through the Ages” (2015).
Dr. Vakoch serves as founding editor of Springer’s Space and Society series, as well as general editor of Lexington Books’ Ecocritical Theory and Practice series. His work has been featured in such publications as the New York Times, Nature, Science, and Der Spiegel, and he has been interviewed on radio and television shows on the BBC, NPR, ABC, The Science Channel, The Discovery Channel, and many others.
Professor at Cappadocia University
Prof. Serpil OPPERMANN is a Professor of Environmental Humanities and the director of Environmental Humanities Center at Cappadocia University. She completed her undergraduate studies in 1980, MA in 1982 and PhD in 1987 at Hacettepe University. Her current research focuses on the Anthropocene and the Blue Humanities.