Episode 6

Imagining aliens – with Wallace Arthur

Published on: 4th January, 2023

What will aliens look like if we find them? Could a planet be entirely purple? Do skeletons have to be made of bone?

Rebekah King speaks to evolutionary biologist and science writer Wallace Arthur about his book ‘The Biological Universe, Life in the Milky Way and Beyond,’ which was published by the Cambridge University Press in 2020.

This is a Cambridge University Press Bookshop supported podcast.

Music by Coby O’Brien
Produced by Rebekah King

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Say That Again Slowly - The Cambridge Festival Podcast!
Say That Again Slowly is a series of student led podcasts that explore topics and research presented at the Cambridge Festival.

The Festival delivers strong and distinct platforms for the sciences and the arts, humanities and social sciences. Topics cover the breadth of Cambridge research and will be presented across the Festival’s four themes: Society, Health, Environment and Discovery!

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