Dr. Caleb Scharf: Cosmic (In)Significance

Based around material in his latest book, The Copernicus Complex, which was named the Science Book of the Year by The London Times, Dr. Caleb Scharf presents a grand survey of the quest to learn about life in the universe, what it all means and where it's leading us, taking in cutting-edge science from microbes to planets, probabilities and cosmology. One ultimate goal of his research is to find planets that could harbor recognizable life and to detect the presence of that life. He will consider where the quest to find life in the universe may lead you.