SETI: Cognition and Communication in Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Time	Presentation
8:30 AM	Introduction Douglas Vakoch(METI International), David Dunér(Professor of History of Science and Ideas at Lund University, Sweden)
8:35 AM	Aliens Are Likely to Be Intelligent But Not Sentient: What Evolution of Cognition on Earth Tells Us about Extraterrestrial Intelligence Anna Dornhaus(University of Arizona, USA)
9:10 AM	Sapiosexual Aliens: Why Sexual Selection for Mental Fitness Indicators Drives the Evolution of Most Extraterrestrial Intelligence Geoffrey Miller(University of New Mexico, USA)
9:45 AM	Cognitive Exaptations for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Peter M. Todd(Indiana University, USA)
10:20 AM	Coffee Break
10:50 AM	Modification as a Universal Property of Intelligent Communication Daniel Ross(University of California, Riverside, USA)
11:35 AM	Situated and Embodied Cognition and Its Relevance to Extraterrestrial Intelligence Pauli Laine(University of Jyväskylä, Finland), David Dunér(Lund University, Sweden)
2:35 PM	Alternative Perceptual Systems and Discovery of Basic Astronomical Phenomena Sheri Wells-Jensen(Bowling Green State University, USA)
3:10 PM	What Kind of ETs Should We (Not) Care About? Alfred Kracher(Iowa State University, USA)
3:45 PM	Conclusion David Dunér(Professor of History of Science and Ideas at Lund University, Sweden)