Iceland to Greenland roundtrip cruise

Iceland to Greenland Roundtrip Cruise
July 31 - August 10, 2025
Speaker: Dr. Joe Spitale, SETI Institute Senior Scientist

Topics:

• Evolution and the Tree of Life
  How far has our understanding come along since Darwin’s theory of evolution was conceived? We’ll look at the incredibly diverse flora and fauna that have populated Earth since life began, and the scientific methods used to discover their origins.
• Abiogenesis
  How did life start on Earth? Or did it start on Earth at all? We’ll look at the building blocks of life, the earliest evidence of life on Earth and take a deep dive into the theory of abiogenesis - the origin of life from non-living matter.
• Ocean worlds
  Earth is one of the nearly ten known ocean worlds in our solar system. We’ll travel these worlds looking for clues that might hint at their potential to host life. Next, we’ll tour further, beyond our solar system in search of other ocean worlds across the galaxy.