{"id":3055,"date":"2012-02-22T15:56:43","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T20:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=3055"},"modified":"2012-02-22T15:56:43","modified_gmt":"2012-02-22T20:56:43","slug":"transmissions-sci-channel-explores-the-question-are-we-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=3055","title":{"rendered":"Transmissions: SCI Channel Explores the Question, “Are We Alone?”"},"content":{"rendered":"

For centuries, mankind has looked to the skies and wondered, \u201care we alone in the universe?\u201d\"\"<\/a> In one month SCIENCE partners with TED and SETI Institute (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence), to enlist like-minded individuals everywhere to tackle this defining question with ARE WE ALONE?, a breakthrough multimedia initiative. ARE WE ALONE? is timed to support a major new resource called SETI Live which will empower and mobilize \u201ccitizen scientists\u201d from all walks of life to join the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.<\/p>\n

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\nSCIENCE\u2019s month of programming begins on-air on Tuesday, March 6 at 10:00 PM (ET\/PT) with the world premiere of Morgan Freeman\u2019s THROUGH THE WORMHOLE: WILL WE SURVIVE FIRST CONTACT? forecasting man\u2019s first encounter with an extraterrestrial life form. Next, renowned experts including Nick Sagan and SETI Institute\u2019s Dr. Jill Tarter come together to explore how alien life might communicate with Earth in the debut of ALIEN ENCOUNTERS. The two-part event airs Tuesday, March 13, and Tuesday, March 20 at 10:00 PM (ET\/PT). Finally, SCIENCE concludes this month of all-new programming by presenting firsthand accounts from NASA astronauts who witnessed the mysterious with NASA\u2019S UNEXPLAINED FILES on Tuesday, March 27 at 10:00 PM (ET\/PT).<\/p>\n

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In addition to the programming, ARE WE ALONE? brings viewers into the search for extraterrestrial life – deeper and more profoundly than ever before – by supporting the introduction of the SETI Live platform, developed by Zooniverse. SETI Live will enable members of the public to analyze data coming from the Allen Telescope Array (ATA). This March, SETI will work with live data and call upon citizen scientists to identify potential signals from extraterrestrials. By the end of the month, the real-time analysis of community members will actually decide what the ATA observes next. Both Science\u2019s programming and links on sciencechannel.com will drive traffic to SETI Live.<\/p>\n

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ARE WE ALONE? started with a wish that Center for SETI Research director, Dr. Jill Tarter, made at the TED Conference in response to winning the annual TED Prize. Dr. Tarter sought help in her mission to trigger the most meaningful search for extraterrestrial intelligence to-date by uniting all individuals who have ever looked to the sky and thought, \u201care we alone in the universe?\u201d Answering SETI\u2019s call was the thought-leading TED group that then enlisted SCIENCE, entertainment\u2019s home for deep science content. Together, the three organizations have combined for a multimedia, call-to-action campaign that will mobilize those curious about life beyond Earth to turn their passion into action.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWith ARE WE ALONE? we want to draw viewers in with smart, lean-forward programming, and empower them to uncover evidence of extraterrestrial life,\u201d says Debbie Adler Myers, General Manager and Executive Vice President of SCIENCE. \u201cAt SCIENCE, we question everything – and no topic inspires more questions than the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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THROUGH THE WORMHOLE: WILL WE SURVIVE FIRST CONTACT? is produced by Revelations Entertainment and The Incubator. James Younger and Lori McCreary are executive producers for Revelations Entertainment. ALIEN ENCOUNTERS was produced for SCIENCE by Karga 7. Rocky Collins is executive producer for SCIENCE. NASA\u2019S UNEXPLAINED FILES is produced for SCIENCE by WAGtv. Wyatt Channell is executive producer for SCIENCE. Bernadette McDaid is the vice president of production for SCIENCE and oversees all production for the network.<\/p>\n

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ARE WE ALONE? EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS:<\/p>\n

Through the Wormhole: Will We Survive First Contact?
\nWorld Premiere Tuesday, March 6 at 10 PM (ET\/PT)
\nMankind longs for proof that we are not alone in the universe, but the moment of first contact will irrevocably change the world as we know it.. Whether that is a bad thing for humanity or the beginning of a great future is the subject of much debate. In this episode we\u2019ll meet scientists probing the big questions: Will the alienswe encounter be warlike? How will we talk to creatures with whom we share no common ground? Could they have come here already? And can we visit aliens on their own turf?<\/p>\n

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\nAlien Encounters
\nPart 1- The Message World Premiere on Tuesday, March 13 at 10 PM (ET\/PT)
\nPart 2- The Arrival World Premiere on Tuesday, March 20 at 10 PM (ET\/PT)
\nIn two dramatic hours, ALIEN ENCOUNTERS lays out a plausible hypothetical scenario for a first contact event. What would really happen if we got a message from space? How will humans react when we learn that a message from a distant technology or a spacecraft is on its way to Earth? Will humans learn from aliens, or become colonial subjects? Some of the world\u2019s leading astrophysicists, astrobiologists, and sci-fi writers help unravel the scientific, cultural and psychological impact of this world-changing global event. This show is made in cooperation with The SETI Institute which was founded in 1984 and had renowned astrophysicist Carl Sagan as one of its Board of Trustee Members. Carl\u2019s son Nick is now following in his father\u2019s footsteps wondering, \u201cHow will we meet our galactic neighbors?\u201d<\/p>\n

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NASA\u2019S UNEXPLAINED FILES
\nWorld Premiere Tuesday, March 27 at 10 PM (ET\/PT)
\nCountless mysterious objects have been caught by NASA\u2019s cameras. In this special, we\u2019ll reveal NASA\u2019s top ten unexplained encounters using original footage and groundbreaking interviews with astronauts and scientists. Can these phenomena be explained away through science and detective work? Or have NASA\u2019s cameras potentially captured the first traces of extraterrestrial life?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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