WATCH: TV pilot asks 'Is There Alien Life?'
29 Feb 2016
Last month, a number of University staff were involved in an innovative pilot of a TV/web science chat show, focused on the question 'Are there aliens out there?'
The aim was to present interesting, speculative ideas to the general public, around topics that everyone would be interested in.
The 60-minute discussion involved: Sheena Cruickshank (FLS), David Kirby (CHSTM), Danielle George (Engineering), Aravind Vijayaraghavan (Materials), Matthew Cobb (FLS) and the science-fiction writer and astronomer Alastair Reynolds.
You can watch the raw unedited footage, snipped into four episodes, at:
They also recorded a second programme, asking 'Will the machines take over?'. This will soon be available on the same channel.
Please feel free to post your comments (even if they are highly critical!) on the YouTube channel.
In its raw version, this is basically radio on the TV, so you can listen to the discussion while doing something else at the same time - ideal for accompanying the ironing or the washing up!