SPACE SCHEDULE

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Keynote Lecture in the Tegler

OPEN AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC

"The Search for Life on Mars:

What on Earth Do We Know Today?"

Dr Chris Herd from University of Alberta Institute for Space Science Exploration and Technology

Reception and Refreshments in the Tegler

Breakfast Snack

ETI and Evidence for Theism by Dr Tyler McNabb (Presenting) and Dr Chad McIntosh from Saint Francis University 

Topology and Protest Before the Law by Dr Michael Schwarz from Rice University

Break for Partial Solar Eclipse

Eternal Weights of Goodness by Mr Mark McCormack from University of Alberta

An Assay on The Hobbesian Trap and Axioms of First Contact by Mr Steven J. Firth from University of Helsinki

LUNCH in the CUE Cafe

To Infinity and Beyond! Physics, Metaphysics and Ethics with Dr Stephen Portillo (CUE Astrophysicist) and Dr Travis Dumsday (CUE Philosopher)

Against the Supposed Obligation to Maximize the Longevity of the Human Species by Dr Ian Stoner from Saint Paul College 

The Impact of Off-Earth Relocation and Settlement on Geo-Oriented Religious Traditions: A Case Study by Dr Eric Michael Mazur from Virginia Wesleyan University

Break

Sci-fi and the Morality of Space Exploration: Reflections on the Trolley Problem by Dr Nicolas Randazzo from ISSET at the University of Alberta

Implications of Extraterrestrial Life for Christian Theology by Dr Brian Huffling from Southern Evangelical Seminary 

Roundtable Plenary Session in the Tegler

Keynote Reflection and Farewells