{"595239":{"#nid":"595239","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Who Are We, and Where Are We Going? DragonCon 2017","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhere do we come from? Does life exist elsewhere in the universe? This event, part\u0026nbsp;of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/science.dragoncon.org\/schedule-2017\/\u0022\u003EScience Track\u003C\/a\u003E at DragonCon and\u0026nbsp;presented by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/astrobiology.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Astrobiology\u003C\/a\u003E, tackles these questions. The panel will conduct two interactive symposia; the first, from 11:30 a.m. to\u0026nbsp;1 p.m.,\u0026nbsp;covers current scientific thought on our biochemistry\u0026rsquo;s beginnings, our planet\u0026rsquo;s evolution as a habitable system, and how we search for signs of life in space. The second symposium from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.\u0026nbsp;explores the influential roles of science and science fiction, the implications of the discovery of water on Mars, and what life might look like on other worlds.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPanelists include School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Professors \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eas.gatech.edu\/content\/reinhard-dr-chris\u0022\u003EChris Reinhard\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eas.gatech.edu\/people\/Britney_Schmidt\u0022\u003EBritney Schmidt\u003C\/a\u003E, and School of Chemistry\u0026nbsp;and Biochemistry Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/stockton\/amanda\u0022\u003EAmanda Stockton\u003C\/a\u003E. Also on the panel is \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lujendra_Ojha\u0022\u003ELuju Ohja\u003C\/a\u003E, who received his EAS Ph.D. in 2016. Ohja was\u0026nbsp;part of the research team that discovered flowing water on Mars.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnyone who has purchased\u0026nbsp;DragonCon tickets\u0026nbsp;may attend.\u0026nbsp;More information on DragonCon, a four-day celebration of sci-fi\/fantasy\/horror and pop culture held Labor Day weekend in downtown Atlanta,\u0026nbsp;can be found \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/dragoncon.org\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u0026#39;s DragonCon pop culture convention in downtown Atlanta includes a Georgia Tech Astrobiology\u0026nbsp;symposium on the search for life beyond Earth, and how that has influenced everything from the planning for future NASA missions to plotlines for science fiction movies and TV shows.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Members of Georgia Tech Astrobiology conduct a symposium on the human search for origins and life beyond Earth. 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