Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe became famous for describing the “new star”, or supernova, in the sky, thereby demonstrating that the celestial heavens are not immutable. Over four hundred years later, Tycho’s island of Ven once again teemed with scientific discussion as the site of an international symposium on the History and Philosophy of Astrobiology. Hosted by the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Study at Lund University in Sweden, the conference appropriately included a tour of Brahe’s underground observatory and castle grounds […]

The October 2011 science podcast of “Beer with BMSIS” is now available. This month, Dr. Jacob Haqq-Misra discusses “Sustainability, Galactic Colonization, and Extraterrestrial Ethics”. Tune in for a fascinating conversation.