Rebooting Civilization and Alien Life in the Cosmos, with Lewis Dartnell

We have a guest on the show today - Professor Lewis Dartnell.
Lewis is an author, presenter, and Professor of Science
Communication at the University of Westminster, and has written
and researched on topics as diverse as astrobiology, how to
rebuild civilization after the apocalypse, and the influence of
Earth's geology on the history of the development of the species.


I first came across Lewis' work reading an excellent book he
wrote "The Knowledge", which is like a how-to guide on how one
might try and restart civilization after a cataclysmic event. We
talked about the book, and the prospects for finding life in the
Universe, in this interview - which I really enjoyed.


You can find Lewis' work at LewisDartnell.com where you'll find
links to his previous presenting work, his TED Talk, his academic
publications, and various different multimedia appearances that
he's made over the years. You can buy Origins and The Knowledge
in all good bookstores, and I'm looking forward to getting my
hands on a copy of the former having devoured the latter one. You
can also follow him on Twitter @Lewis_Dartnell if that floats
your boat. I'd like to thank him again for being so generous with
his time for this interview.