https://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3m5te6l3zms2qMany thanks to @seanhmcmahon.bsky.social for highlighting this. Research led by @durham.ac.uk . [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Nov 2025 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5te6l3zms2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3lzj43dkkqk2eFilming at Seaton Delaval Hall for the Newcastle Life Centre planetarium film about extraterrestrial life.23 Sep 2025 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzj43dkkqk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3lyuz23674c2aOn BBC radio Newcastle talking about the search for extraterrestrial life. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live/bbc_radio_newcastle15 Sep 2025 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyuz23674c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3lxgqszwtus2eNew paper28 Aug 2025 04:54 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxgqszwtus2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3lpryr463ls2qIt was a privilege to be interviewed for this article, published today in Science: https://www.science.org/content/article/social-media-consensus-paper-causes-social-media-uproar22 May 2025 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpryr463ls2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3lokrsqa47k2dReleased in paperback on Monday...! https://www.waterstones.com/book/identifying-future-proof-science/peter-vickers/978019896622707 May 2025 06:35 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lokrsqa47k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3lo3j5igda22vAn interesting possible future, not implausible: as global warming gradually takes hold & destroys our natural world in so many ways, we at the same time acquire more & more evidence that K2-18b is indeed a waterworld teeming with life. A completely pristine environment on a planetary scale.01 May 2025 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo3j5igda22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3lmhntcx4522fMore "Philosophy of alien life" coming out of @durham-university.bsky.social Department of Philosophy: https://academic.oup.com/aristotelian/advance-article/doi/10.1093/arisoc/aoaf003/8102202?utm_source=authortollfreelink&utm_campaign=aristotelian&utm_medium=email&guestAccessKey=bdb6b2f2-6f48-45f1-99f4-3ad1ca623f3e10 Apr 2025 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhntcx4522fhttps://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3lloozibd6s24Something obvious I hadn't considered until now: we can have an infinite number of universes *sequentially*, via big bangs and big crunches. This infinite number of universes can do a lot of the work the 'multiverse' is postulated to do, such as explaining why our universe is suited for life.31 Mar 2025 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lloozibd6s24https://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3ll6rw4la7c2iHeading to Seaton Delaval Hall. Filming for the Life Science Centre in Newcastle. #astrobiology25 Mar 2025 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll6rw4la7c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3lkxmoum6sc2e"Innovators need a little naivety" https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0028swp?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile22 Mar 2025 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkxmoum6sc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3ljpihoig6s27Fantastic initiative by my old PhD student @htaylorphil.bsky.social . A great pleasure to be part of this. If you're involved in KS2-3 provision please do take a look! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Mar 2025 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljpihoig6s27https://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3lgjeyjwplc2xPart of the Durham-Edinburgh Leverhulme Trust funded 'EURiCA' project. (Exploring Uncertainty and Risk in Contemporary Astrobiology). #transformativehumanities [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jan 2025 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgjeyjwplc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3lg6vvzajqc2iDo aliens exist? We studied what scientists really think https://theconversation.com/do-aliens-exist-we-studied-what-scientists-really-think-241505?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton20 Jan 2025 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6vvzajqc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3lg46o3chas2gEarthSky sums up our research in 1min15s. #transformativehumanities #sciencehumanities #DUresearch https://youtu.be/Ugv16a3F0ak?si=x71kl-qME4tOK9Vk19 Jan 2025 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg46o3chas2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3lfrdilznqc2iOur new extra-terrestrial life paper can be accessed (with no paywall) via this link: rdcu.be/d6aYs https://rdcu.be/d6aYs15 Jan 2025 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfrdilznqc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3lfp2kj2vs22mNew article just out this morning: 'Surveys of the scientific community on the existence of extraterrestrial life' https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-024-02451-014 Jan 2025 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfp2kj2vs22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3lf66hvznjk2rYikes!07 Jan 2025 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf66hvznjk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3lei3wz3fk224Did a video with Digital Gnosis. Responses to Sabine's video. Perspectives on surveys, scientific consensus, historical lessons, evidence, & truth. https://www.youtube.com/live/2coeT3cba_Q?si=0xP3JObBjDgmndUH29 Dec 2024 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lei3wz3fk224https://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3le7pe2latc27Just before Christmas, Sabine Hossenfelder posted this video attacking my work. I have since responded. My response can be found in the comments under her video. Also in those comments (caution!) the worst aspects of social media are on display for all to see. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zucXnn64qtk26 Dec 2024 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3le7pe2latc27https://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3ldocik755s2qWith 8Bn people in the world, if you have a million followers on social media who agree with you it means nothing. It is compatible with an absolutely solid consensus of 99.9% to the contrary.19 Dec 2024 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldocik755s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/pvickers.bsky.social/post/3ldjj3vmjac25https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-97-9222-117 Dec 2024 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:xsq6a3zbejpjxt6ko7dbtkq3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldjj3vmjac25