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Ask an Astrobiologist with Dr. Susan Schneider - 10 December 2019

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Time: December 10, 2019 all day
Location: Everywhere!
Event Type: livestream
Organized By: Graham E. Lau
Latest Activity: Dec 10, 2019

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Our next episode of Ask an Astrobiologist is going to be on 10 December at 10:00 Pacific Time (17:00 UTC). You can tune in right here on SAGANet or watch on the NASA Astrobiology Facebook page. You can ask questions in the chat or use #AskAstrobio on Twitter to ask questions and engage with other audience members.

Our guest for this episode is Dr. Susan Schneider, the current Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology, Exploration, and Scientific Innovation. Dr. Schneider is an Associate Professor of philosophy and cognitive science, as well as the director of the AI, Mind and Society Group, at the University of Connecticut. Her new book “Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind” is now available!

You can learn more about the show and watch past episodes here: https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/ask-an-astrobiologist/

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