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Welcome to InfoCasts, a division of REL-MAR McConnell Media Company, bringing you topics that inform, educate and entertain.
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June 19, 2023
Alex Berezow - We Are Effectively Alone In The Universe
Alex Berezow - <b>We Are Effectively Alone In The Universe</b><br /><br />It does not matter if intelligent life exists elsewhere. We will never find each other. Key Takeaways<br /><ul><li>The debate over extraterrestrial life has shifted from fringe to mainstream.</li><li>The belief that humans eventually will encounter aliens is based on two assumptions: (1) life evolves easily, and (2) interstellar travel is possible and practical.</li><li>Neither of these assumptions is likely to be true.</li></ul>
June 19, 2023
Adam Frank - Why Oxygen Isn’t Needed To Make Things Burn
<b>Adam Frank - Why Oxygen Isn’t Needed To Make Things Burn</b><br /><br />Oxygen isn't strictly necessary for combustion, but it is ideal. Any advanced (alien) civilization probably uses oxygen to burn things. <br /><br />Key Takeaways<br /><ul><li>Would combustion always be a potential energy source on any planet capable of incubating a technological civilization? That simple question has led to an examination of an essential chemical process.</li><li>Combustion reactions transfer electrons from a fuel to an oxidizer. But there are a number of elements capable of being the oxidizer. So does our hypothetical planet really need oxygen itself?</li><li>Oxygen is indeed the perfect element for carrying out combustion, and for a very good reason.</li></ul>
June 18, 2023
Tim Brinkhof - Did Ancient Greek Philosophers Believe In Aliens?
Tim Brinkhof - <b>Did Ancient Greek Philosophers Believe In Aliens?</b><br /><br />Speculation about the existence of aliens goes all the way back at least to the Greek philosophers. Their arguments will sound familiar. <br /><br />Key Takeaways<ul><li>Speculation about alien life dates back to the ancient Greeks, and perhaps even further.</li><li>The Scientific Revolution expanded our vision of the Universe and revived our belief in the possibility of extraterrestrial life.</li><li>Unfortunately, the lack of convincing evidence has ushered in a new age of cosmological pessimism.</li></ul>
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