Date: Friday 14 March 2025
Time: 10.00 am - Public lecture by Dr Sanjoy Som, followed by Q & A at 10.50 am.
Location: Neill Lecture Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin.
Registration is free. As spaces are limited, please register your attendance on this Eventbrite link or on the image below.
Dr Sanjoy Som, an astrobiologist working at NASA’s Ames Research Center, will give a public lecture on the ways in which space exploration can reshape human identity in the context of the climate emergency, the new (commercial) space age and the highly unpredictable state of world politics. Dr Som will reflect on how enhanced awareness of the Earth's interconnections with biology and the human civilization it hosts, the vastness of space to which the Earth system belongs, and the depth in time that has led to the present moment can create a sense of identity that can be as strong as cultural identities. The talk will be followed by a Q & A with the guest speaker.
This event is organised by Dr Hannes Opelz, Director of Trinity's MPhil in Identities & Cultures of Europe, and funded by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Events Fund.
Further information is available by email from Dr Hannes Opelz <opelzh@tcd.ie>
Please see also the Trinity Long Room Hub event page.