A press release from Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination:

Star Trek: The Next Generation with The Bad Astronomer Phil Plait
Friday, November 8, 8:00 – 9:45 pm
Armstrong Hall 113 (Great Hall), ASU Tempe

Explore strange worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, and boldly go where no one has gone before with the Center for Science and the Imagination and Star Trek: The Next Generation. Join us for a screening of the episode “Evolution” and a conversation about space exploration, nanorobotics, and the ethical and scientific dimensions of synthetic life.

The conversation will feature astronomer, lecturer, author and Slate blogger Phil Plait (a.k.a. The Bad Astronomer) and Karmella Haynes, a synthetic biology researcher at ASU’s School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering. Ed Finn, director of the Center for Science and the Imagination, will moderate. RSVP Now!

This event is co-sponsored by SpaceVision, the largest student-organized space conference in the nation. SpaceVision 2013 takes place at Arizona State University from November 7-10. Learn more at spacevision.seds.org.

Need help finding Armstrong Hall? Visit this page for photos of the building and a link to a map. Paid parking for this event is available at ASU’s Rural Road Parking Structure.