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First Contact

Image by Bill Lile, CC via Flickr

 

How often has man looked up to the sky and wondered, can we really be alone?  Aliens have been the stuff of science fiction, while scientists have generally held that life is unique to this planet. But recent breakthroughs have led to new ideas about the building blocks of life and increasingly sophisticated equipment is helping us explore beyond our world. Monday, Doug is joined by science writer Marc Kaufman for a conversation about astrobiology's search for extraterrestrial life. (Rebroadcast)

Marc Kaufman is a science writer and national editor for The Washington Post. You can find his National Geographic posts about Mars here.

His books are First Contact: Scientific Breakthroughs in the Hunt for Life Beyond Earth [Indiebound|Amazon] and Mars Up Close [Indiebound|Amazon] due out August 5.

Doug Fabrizio has been reporting for KUER News since 1987, and became News Director in 1993. In 2001, he became host and executive producer of KUER's RadioWest, a one hour conversation/call-in show on KUER 90.1 in Salt Lake City. He has gained a reputation for his thoughtful style. He has interviewed everyone from Isabel Allende to the Dalai Lama, and from Madeleine Albright to Desmond Tutu. His interview skills landed him a spot as a guest host of the national NPR program, "Talk of the Nation." He has won numerous awards for his reporting and for his work with RadioWest and KUED's Utah NOW from such organizations as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Utah Broadcasters Association, the Public Radio News Directors Association and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.