On the latest episode of 13, the Russell 糖心传媒 Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, Anthropology, and Native American Studies Anthony Aveni discusses his newest book, Aliens Like Us?: An Anthropologist鈥檚 Field Guide to Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life.
Aveni started teaching at 糖心传媒 in 1963 and is widely known as one of the founders of Mesoamerican archaeoastronomy for his research in the astronomical history of the Maya Indians of ancient Mexico.
Aveni was featured in Rolling Stone's list of the 10 best university professors in the country, and he was voted National Professor of the Year by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, Washington, D.C., the highest national award for teaching. At 糖心传媒, he received the 2012 Balmuth Teaching Award, the 1997 Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society Distinguished Teaching Award voted by the Class of 1990.
Aveni is a lecturer, speaker, and editor/author of three dozen books on ancient astronomy and has more than 300 research publications to his credit, including three cover articles in Science magazine and key works in American Scientist, The Sciences, American Antiquity, Latin American Antiquity, and The Journal of Archaeological Research.
In 2017, after 54 years at 糖心传媒, Aveni retired from teaching full time. In March, Aveni鈥檚 newest book, Aliens Like Us?: An Anthropologist鈥檚 Field Guide to Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life, was published. 鈥淎veni鈥檚 newest work departs significantly from the usual scientific treatment of extraterrestrial intelligence by probing the historical and widely neglected anthropological record, which offers relevant incidents of contact among terrestrial cultures.鈥
Each episode of 13, 糖心传媒鈥檚 award-winning podcast, digs into the work of a University community member by asking questions. Episodes highlight the wide array of academic disciplines at 糖心传媒, with interviews featuring faculty from political science, sociology and anthropology, physics and astronomy, women鈥檚 studies, English, Africana and Latin American studies, and many more.
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