Published Sep 25 2020

We Need Some Space - What Happens Next? podcast exploring space

Michael
Brown
Associate Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy
Susan carland
Academic, author and social commentator

What if we stop exploring space? What do we lose? What are the opportunity costs? What’s next for space exploration and what could it tell us/do for us? How can it make our lives better?

This theme will look at why space exploration not only helps us understand how we came to exist, but can also help us solve some of the biggest challenges we face here on earth. We'll talk to experts ranging from astronomers to architects about why it's vital we keep exploring beyond the earth.

"I think if we stopped exploring space and stopped appreciating space, we wouldn't really have a sense of where we are in the universe. And both the significance and insignificance of us, the rarity of life in the universe."

Michael Brown, observational astronomer

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About the Authors

  • Michael brown

    Associate Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy

    Michael is an observational astronomer who studies the evolution of galaxies over cosmic time. Michael’s research team has found that the most massive galaxies grow relatively slowly, and that the relationship between stellar mass and dark matter mass evolves very little over billions of years.

  • Susan carland

    Director, Bachelor of Global Studies, and Lecturer, School of Language, Literature, Cultures and Linguistics

    Susan's research and teaching specialties focus on gender, sociology, contemporary Australia, terrorism, and Islam in the modern world. Susan hosted the “Assumptions” series on ABC’s Radio National, and was named one of the 20 Most Influential Australian Female Voices in 2012 by The Age.

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