The Edges of Life: A Series of 6 Lectures Exploring Our World and Ourselves

College of Science The Edges of Life website

The College of Science's reknowned lectures series, Edges of Life, Evolution, and Global Climate Change are also available on the UA's YouTube channel. Some people find viewing them on YouTube easier to do than downloading. Follow this link for the College of Science's Lecture Series playlist on YouTube.

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Wednesday, January 30	Life's Extreme Edge: The Limits of Organic Life on Earth and Other Planets Jonathan Lunine, Professor, Planetary Sciences and Physics video: MP4 [129 MB] added Feb. 12, 2008
Wednesday, February 6	Life's Final Edge? The Origin and Extinction of Species in a Human-Dominated Earth Michael Rosenzweig, Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology video: MP4 [127 MB] added Feb. 26, 2008
Wednesday, February 13	Life's Cognitive Edge: The Role of the Mind and What it Means to be Human Anna Dornhaus, Assistant Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology video: MP4 [133 MB]
Wednesday, February 20	Life's Human Edge: Changing Perspectives on the End of Life Michael Gill, Associate Professor, Philosophy video: MP4 [134 MB]
Wednesday, March 5	Life's Technological Edge: The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology Ray Kurzweil, via Teleportec Teleporter; Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kurzweil Technologies NOTE: video of Kurzweil's entire lecture is only available to persons with UA affiliation. Clicking the link will prompt you to login via WebAuth, the UA's authentication system. video: MP4 [185 MB] The public version on iTunes U and available below for downloading includes 15 minutes selected from Kurzweil's lecture. Video: MP4 [61MB]