A retreat event in conjunction with the Discovery Science Channel's "Join the Search" month.

With our galaxy but one of many billions and each of those galaxies home to hundreds of billions of suns, how many intelligent species might be sharing our universe? Of all the Big Questions we humans have thought to ask, "Are we alone?" remains among the most poignant and stirring. With recent discoveries of exoplanets and the amazing tenacity of life on Earth, the likelihood of a civilization beyond our own appears more possible than ever.  Come nourish your curiosity with our panel of experts to include science fiction writer, Nick Sagan, scientist and New York Times best-selling author and other prominent thinkers from both science and science fiction as we explore what it would mean to make first contact with extraterrestrial life.

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