The Lewes Public Library’s Science and Society Lecture Series will present “Are We Alone in the Universe?” at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6, online via Zoom.

Astrobiologist Dr. Seven Rasmussen will discuss her new book, “Cloudy with a Chance of Starships: How the Drake Equation Reveals the Odds of Life in the Cosmos."

Rasmussen’s new book takes an irreverent tour through the cosmos, using a road map known as the Drake equation to guide readers from the basics of astronomy to the frontiers of planetary science and astrobiology. In this discussion, she will engage participants in a conversation about the big bang, formation of solar systems, origins and evolution of life, and the likelihood of intelligent life emerging on a planet and becoming technological. 

An astrobiologist, author and science communicator, Rasmussen received her PhD in astronomy and astrophysics from the University of Notre Dame and is currently an instructor at Columbia University and in the CUNY system.

The Lewes Public Library’s Science and Society - Making Sense of the World Around Us lecture series is co-organized and moderated by Fred Dylla; Colin Norman, a former news editor at Science; and Linda Dylla, a former public information officer at the Jefferson Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Upcoming Science and Society lectures include: Nov. 17, “On Time: The Physics that Makes the Universe Tick”; and Dec. 8, “The Story of Birds.” 

To register for the online event, go to tinyurl.com/LPLScienceFall26 or call the library at 302-645-2733.