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Where powerpoint slides have been made available by speakers we have posted them here. All files have been converted into portable document format (PDF) due to copyright reasons. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view the files. All files are between 1and 7 MB.

Session 2 2006: Watch this space!

Week:	Lecture Title	Format
Week 1	Introduction to Astronomy - Wilfred Walsh	download .pdf
Week 2	Artificial Intelligence - Michael Ashley	download .pdf
Week 3	Artificial Intelligence - Michael Ashley	download .pdf
Week 4	Introduction to Astronomy - Wilfred Walsh	download .pdf
Week 5	Planet Hunting - John Webb	download .pdf
Week 6	Planet Hunting - John Webb	download .pdf
Week 7	The History of Earth - Malcolm Walter	download .pdf
Week 8	Video Presentation - The Gaia Theory	N/A
Week 9	Video Presentation - Evidence for UFOs	N/A
Week 10	Physical Constraints on the Existence of Life - Joe Wolfe	download .rtf 1 download .rtf 2
Week 11	The Nature of Intelligence - Human, Artificial and Alien - Peter Slezak	download .pdf
Week 12	TBD - Brendan Burns	download .pdf
Week 13	A Field Guide to UFOs - John Storey	download .pdf

Please find below some past examples (2004) of Are We Alone lectures for your viewing pleasure.

Session 2 2004

Week:	Lecture Title	PDF
Week 1	N/A- Video: Alien Contact	N/A
Week 2	Our Place in the Universe - Charley Lineweaver	download
Week 3	Star and Planet Formation - Maria Hunt	download
Week 4	The History of Life on Earth - Malcolm Walters	download
Week 5	The Origin and Evolution of Life - Charley Lineweaver	download
Week 6	Searching for Extra-solar Planets - John Webb	download
Week 7	Artificial Intelligence- Our Future? - Michael Ashley	Not Available
Week 8	Are We Alone? - New Aproaches to SETI - Paul Davies	download
Week 9	The Anthropic Principle - Joe Wolf	download
Week 10	A Field Guide to UFOs - John Storey	download
Week 13	The Nature of Intelligence - Human, Artificial and Alien - Peter Slezak

Session 1 2004

Week:	Lecture Title	PDF
Week 1	Aliens- An Overview - Lineweaver	download (2mb)
Week 2	Our Place in the Universe - Lineweaver	download (1.2mb)
Week 3	Star and Planet Formation - Maria Hunt	download (0.6mb)
Week 4	The Origin and Evolution of Life - Lineweaver	download (2.5mb)
Week 5	Planet Detection - John Webb	download (1.7mb)
Week 6	Artificial Intelligence - Michael Ashley	Not Avaliable
Week 7	History of Life on Earth - Malcom Walter	download (1.3mb)
Week 8	Intelligence- Who Needs it? - Lineweaver	download (1.4mb)
Week 9	The Voyager Probe - Lineweaver	download (3.3mb)
Week 11	Was the Universe Made for Life? - Paul Davies	download
Week 12	TBD	download
Week 13	Field Guide to UFOs	download

Session 2 2003

Lecture Title	PDF
Aliens- An Overview - Lineweaver	download (2mb)
Our Place in the Universe - Lineweaver	download (1.2mb)
Star and Planet Formation - Maria Hunt	download (0.6mb)
Origin and Evolution of Life - Lineweaver	download (2.5mb)
Are Aliens Smarter than We Are? - Lineweaver	download (1.4mb)
The Voyager Probe - Lineweaver	download (3.4mb)
The Future of the Human Race on Earth - Reg Morrison	download (2.3mb)
The Search for Planets Beyond Our Solar System - John Webb	download (3.7mb)

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