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Explore an innovative art-science collaboration that imagines how language might emerge from alien worlds through this 39-minute SETI Institute discussion. Join SETI AIR program Director Bettina Forget in conversation with Cosmic Consciousness artists in residence daniela brill estrada, Bart Kuipers, and Julie-Michèle Morin, alongside residency advisor Gregory Betts, as they delve into their groundbreaking Exoplanetary Poetry project. Discover how the team uses atmospheric data from real exoplanets to train artificial intelligence to write poems alongside human collaborators, then translates these texts back into chemistry to create multisensory installations where chemical reactions generate visual forms, textures, and scents. Learn about the fascinating intersection of molecules as metaphors, co-authoring with nonhuman intelligence shaped by planetary science, and how poetry can reshape our thinking about life beyond Earth. The discussion examines the creative process of transforming scientific data into artistic expression and explores the philosophical implications of collaborative creation between humans, AI, and planetary chemistry in the search for understanding extraterrestrial communication possibilities.
