The seventh episode of Ars Technica Live is coming up tomorrow, October 20, in Oakland, California, at Longitude! Join Ars Technica editors Cyrus Farivar and Annalee Newitz with guest Ariel Waldman for a conversation about what it's like in space and how we'll get there. Ariel is the founder of Spacehack.org, a directory of ways to participate in space exploration, and the global director of Science Hack Day, a 20-countries-and-growing grassroots endeavor to make things with science. She's also the author of What’s It Like in Space?: Stories from Astronauts Who’ve Been There and the co-author of a congressionally requested National Academy of Sciences study on the future of human spaceflight. She sits on the council for NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC), a program that nurtures radical, sci-fi-esque ideas that could transform future space missions. In 2013, Ariel received an honor from the White House for being a Champion of Change in citizen science.

Filmed before a live audience at Oakland tiki bar Longitude , each episode of Ars Technica Live is a speculative, informal conversation between Ars Technica hosts and an invited guest. The audience, drawn from Ars Technica’s readers, is also invited to join the conversation and ask questions. These aren’t soundbyte setups; they are deep cuts from the frontiers of research and creativity.

Doors are at 7pm, and the live filming is from 7:30 to 8:20-ish pm (be sure to get there early if you want a seat). You can stick around afterward for informal discussion at the bar, along with delicious tiki drinks and snacks. Can't make it out to Oakland? Never fear! Episodes will be posted to Ars Technica the week after the live events.



Yes, we have a Facebook invite for this event. See you tomorrow night, Bay Area Arsians!