Albertans in Space
The Alberta connection
Two University of Calgary humanities scholars on the responsibilities we carry when we leave Earth.
In this episode
The Season 2 finale. The director and associate director of the Calgary Institute for the Humanities on how cultures have told stories about the sky, and why those stories should shape how we build a future in space. Engineering gets us there. People decide what happens when we arrive.
Released as “Myths that shape our world” in podcast apps.
Book Club pick
Dr Space Junk vs the Universe by Alice Gorman. A space archaeologist studies the things people leave behind in orbit and on other worlds, and what they say about us. See the whole shelf.
About the guests
Dr. Jim Ellis, Director, Calgary Institute for the Humanities. Dr. Noreen Humble, Associate Director, Calgary Institute for the Humanities. Meet every guest.
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