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The Fermi Paradox and First Contact Science Fiction
Dr. Matthew Hall
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(32)
In this 12-week course, we will explore proposed solutions to the Fermi Paradox and depictions of First Contact encounters with aliens in sci-fi literature, movies, and TV.
Class experience
US Grade 8 - 11
Get $20 off my class "The Fermi Paradox and First Contact Science Fiction" with coupon code MATTHKLXUK20 until Feb 18, 2022. Get started at https://outschool.com/classes/the-fermi-paradox-and-first-contact-science-fiction-O0LOAxI0 and enter the coupon code at checkout. Course Description This course is intended for home school students at the high school level. The following groups of students should find this course particularly useful: those interested in pursuing careers in astrobiology,...
Course Objectives: To introduce, understand, and examine the Fermi Paradox and the search for extraterrestrial life and civilization. To understand the different categories of proposed solutions to the paradox. To develop and use analytical tools and critical thinking in comparing these solutions. To discover, understand, and compare -- using analytical tools and critical thinking -- ‘first-contact’ depictions in sci-fi literature, films, and TV.
About Me I have a Ph.D. in International Studies and several years experience teaching undergraduate political science courses at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. I also have a lifelong obsession with the Fermi Paradox and am currently completing the final edits of the first novel in a comedic first-contact sci-fi trilogy. Additionally, as a social scientist, I will leverage the topic of pseudoscientific UFO conspiracy theories to demonstrate the need for critical thinking and a scientific approach to open questions.
Homework Offered
Reading will be assigned weekly. The reading load will vary from one or two articles per week to a novella. Generally, students can expect to read 10-20 pages per week. There will also be required viewings of TV shows and movies, especially in the second half of the course.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
There will be two short in-class writing assignments and quizzes that will be graded. Learners will be provided a letter grade and one-page written report at the end of the course.Grades Offered
In addition to TV and movie clips, there will be some required readings. Some of those will be from internet sources. Those links will be provided in the course syllabus and online. We will also be reading from the following book, which is readily available on Amazon: Stephen Webb, If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?: Seventy-Five Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life 2nd ed. 2015 Edition. Students will also choose one of the following few short stories or novels to acquire and read: Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood’s End Ted Chang, The Story of Your Life H.G. Wells, War of the Worlds
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(32)
Hi there!! I have been teaching most of my adult life in one form or another. I taught political science courses to undergrads for several years at Old Dominion University here in Norfolk, Virginia. My classes here are intended to help provide...
Group Class
$200
for 12 classes1x per week, 12 weeks
45 min
Completed by 5 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-17
3-18 learners per class
