From Star Wars to Star Trek our expectations of how aliens look often leads to humanoid aliens as colleagues and collaborators, or reptilian/insectoid aliens as threats. But how likely are humanoid styles of life outside the earth? In this talk Professor Matthew Pasek will go over what we might expect of alien life--its chemistry, its environment, its advancement--and why we might expect those things. Life on earth is both greatly varied and surprisingly similar in many aspects. How much are these aspects governed by the laws of science?

Join Boise State Physics on Friday, September 2nd at 7:30pm in the Education/Science Building, room 112 to hear Prof. Matthew Pasek of University of South Florida talk about what alien life might look like. The event is free and open to the public.
For those that cannot attend in person, the lecture will be live-streamed on Youtube at boi.st/AstroBroncosLive. Those attending the live-stream are welcome and encouraged to ask questions via chat.

After the lecture we will stargaze in Boise State's observatory, weather permitting. An indoor planetarium may be set up in case stargazing is not an option.
These events are funded by your generous donations. You can donate at boi.st/GiveToAstronomy.