Preparing for Discovery - Finding Intelligent Life Beyond Earth

This is the kind of program my husband loves and I don't get. So I found all the background material for him to decide if he wanted to attend one or both days of a lecture series at the Library, where I work. Usually we both attend over a lunch hour on a mutually interesting subject. But this was all day and one sided - interest wise. It was about discovering life beyond earth - filled with scientists and such from all over the world. The setting was in the beautiful Jefferson Building. These programs are oftentimes free and open to the public. You just need to check the calendar and show up. He thought the breakfast spread was excellent, but refrained from indulging in it. Beyond that, he loved the content and the speakers. Since he didn't plan to return after lunch or again tomorrow, he knows he can see whatever parts he missed via on line webcasts or tune in real time. One of the biggest benefits of living in the neighborhood are these opportunities that could cost thousands of dollars to attend otherwise. All we have to do is walk down the street two blocks.