Part one of a three-part dialogue series that will convene scientists, social scientists, humanities scholars and writers from across the country and around the world to investigate the intersection of astrobiology research with humanistic and societal concerns. Speaker Biography: Steven Benner is a distinguished Fellow at the Foundation For Applied Molecular Evolution. Speaker Biography: John Hart is a professor of Christian Ethics at Boston University. Speaker Biography: Susannah Heschel is an Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College. Speaker Biography: Pamela Klassen is a professor of the study of religion at University of Toronto. Speaker Biography: Donald S. Lopez Jr. is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetian Studies at the University of Michigan. Speaker Biography: Jonathan Lunine is the David C. Duncan Professor in the Physical Sciences at Cornell University. Speaker Biography: Ebrahim Moosa is a professor of Islamic studies at the University of Notre Dame. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6690