INTERPLANETARY IS TRANSMITTING ITS SIGNAL ONCE AGAIN. Santa Fe Institute researchers and InterPlanetary intellectuals will explore deep questions in complexity science alongside classic science-fiction film screenings, book signings, musical performances, lectures, bespoke beverages, and family friendly activities. Questions? Contact Melissa Miller at melissamiller@santafe.edu.

To search through outer space we shall need to rise above our inner spaces, and face the gravest challenges of our time — from reducing disease and economic inequality, to managing finite resources and surviving war — to take all necessary steps towards a larger, shared goal: an understanding of life’s place in the universe. Confronting the challenges of space requires braving and solving the complexities of life.

Mark Twain wrote, “You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” InterPlanetary seeks to restore focus at a planetary scale. What terrestrial challenge could provide greater focus than nourishing and uniting the peoples of the Earth to explore extrasolar planets? And what great solutions might we find by searching beyond the confines of our earthly troubles?

SEATING IS LIMITED, but all events will be streamed via InterPlanetaryFest.org, so that anyone on earth (and beyond!) can tune in and engage with our cosmic content. For up-to-date schedules, abstracts, bios, and bonus materials visit INTERPLANETARYFEST.ORG.

Schedule of Events

October 22, 2022

11:00 OPENING REMARKS by David Krakauer

11:10 PANEL DISCUSSION: COMPLEX CONCEPTIONS OF TIME with Ted Chiang, James Gleick and David Krakauer

12:30 SPECULATIVE VISION by Tristan Duke

1:50 PANEL DISCUSSION: LIFE AND ITS OBJECTS with Caitlin McShea, Dario Robleto, Caleb Scharf and Sara Walker

3:10 HOW TO FIND LIFE ANYWHERE: THE UNIVERSAL RULES OF LIFE by Chris Kempes

3:55 PANEL DISCUSSION: WHEN WILL WE NEED A THEORY OF INTELLIGENCE? with David Krakauer, John Krakauer, Melanie Mitchell, Orit Peleg and Brendan Tracey

5:20 THE CASSANDRA SYNDROME, OR, HOW NOT TO BE A FUTUROLOGIST by Peter Swirski, Stanislaw Lem scholar and author

6:15 IKARIE XB-1 Film Screening

8:30 LINDY VISION outdoor concert

October 23, 2022

11:00 OPENING REMARKS by David Krakauer

11:10 PANEL DISCUSSION: THE COMPLEX SPACE OF POLITICAL ECONOMIES with Kyle Harper, Travis Homes, Ruvimbo Samanga, Ian Tregillis

12:45 EMERGENT TOKYO – SPECULATIONS ON A SPACE CITY by Jorge Almazan

1:45 LECTURE by Nina Lanza

2:45 ROB SCHWIMMER, theremin virtuoso

3:45 PANEL DISCUSSION: WILL SPACE LIMIT HUMAN PERFORMANCE? with Ashton Eaton, Jessica Flack, John Krakauer and Brandon Ogbunu

5:00 CASSINI TO SATURN: THE JOURNEY, THE LEGACY, THE FUTURE by Carolyn Porco, Planetary Scientist

6:30 CHAGALL Tech Demo and Performance

7:45 COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT Film Screening

Thank you!

THE INTERPLANETARY PROJECT IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE MILLER OMEGA PROJECT