Videos of all lectures are up on Youtube Links to an external site. 

Videos, Audio, and Slides of all lectures are available on iTunesU Links to an external site. 

Are we alone in the Universe? This course is focused on the scientific endeavour to answer this question and other related puzzles: How did life originate on Earth? What conditions are requried for life on other worlds? How can we search for life on distant planets? 

The field of Astrobiology Links to an external site. sits at the interface of Astronomy, Chemistry, Biology, and Earth Science. This course provides an overview of these fields and their relevance to the scientific persuit of discovering life on other worlds. Some topics covered include

• The emergence of life on the Earth 
• Life on Mars and throughout the Solar System 
• The search for habitable worlds and life around other stars in our Galaxy.
• Extraterrestrial intelligence 

We will learn about promising new techniques to search for signs of life on distant planets, techniques that may come to fruition in the next 10-20 years.

Optional Text: Life in the Universe (3rd edition), by Bennett & Shostak 

Lecture Times: Tu, Th 11am-12:20pm RH 104

Discussion Times: Wednesday (almost all optional) 
47471 9-9:50am |47472 10-10:50am |47473 11-11:50am |47474 1-1:50pm 
HICF 100M              HICF 100M                  ICF 101                      HH 105 

Professor: James S. Bullock  
Office Hours: Tue. 12:20 - 1pm (meet me after class, or by appointment)
Office Location: 2127 FRH (for appointments) 
Email: bullock@uci.edu
Twitter: @jbprime Links to an external site. 
Website: www.physics.uci.edu/~bullock/

TA: Sean Fillingham 
Office Hours: Thurs.  2pm - 3pm
Office: FRH 2137
Email: sfilling@uci.edu