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Life on other planets.
Extraterrestrial beings.
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Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (Study group : U.S.)
Life on other planets.
Extraterrestrial beings.
MARC Display
Aliens
: the
world
's
leading
scientists
on the
search
for
extraterrestrial
life
/ edited and with an introduction by Jim Al-Khalili.
Picador, 2017.
Call #:
576.839 A398
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Extraterrestrial
Intelligence (Study group : U.
S
.)
Life
on other planets.
Extraterrestrial
beings.
ISBN:
9781250109637 (hc.)
Edition:
First U.
S
. edition.
Description:
232 pages ; 22 cm
Notes:
Originally published in Great Britain by Profile Books Ltd, 2016.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Aliens
and us: Could post-humans spread through the galaxy? / Martin Rees -- (Un)welcome visitors: Why
aliens
might visit us / Lewis Dartnell -- Flying saucers: A brief history of sightings and conspiracies / Dallas Campbell --
Aliens
on earth: What octopus minds can tell us about alien consciousness / Anil Seth -- Abducted: The psychology of close encounters with extraterrestrials / Chris French -- Home sweet home: What makes a planet habitable? / Chris McKay -- The next-door neighbours: The
search
for
life
on Mars / Monica Grady -- Further out: Could the moons of the gas giants harbour
life
? / Louisa Preston -- Monsters, victims, friends:
Aliens
in science fiction writing / Ian Stewart -- Randomness versus complexity: The chemistry of
life
/ Andrea Sella -- Electric origins in deep-sea vents: How
life
got started on earth / Nick Lane -- Quantum leap: Could quantum mechanics hold the secret of (alien)
life
? / Johnjoe McFadden -- A cosmic imperative: How easy is it for
life
to get started? / Paul C.W. Davies -- Alone in the universe: The improbability of alien civilizations / Matthew Cobb -- It came from beyond the silver screen!
Aliens
in the movies / Adam Rutherford -- What are we looking for? An overview of the
search
for extraterrestrials / Nathalie Cabrol -- Are they out there? Technology, the Drake Equation, and looking for
life
on other worlds / Sara Seager -- Good atmosphere: Identifying the signs of
life
on distant worlds / Giovanna Tinetti -- What next? The future of the
search
for
extraterrestrial
intelligence / Seth Shostak.
Summary:
Scientists
from around the
world
weigh in on the latest advances in the
search
for intelligent
life
in the universe and discuss just what that might look like. The debate has intensified over whether
life
exists outside our solar system, what that
life
would look like, and whether we'll ever make contact. Included here are essays from cosmologists, astrophysicists, NASA planetary
scientists
, and geneticists, discussing the latest research and theories relating to alien
life
. Topics include: If
life
exists somewhere in space, what are the odds that it evolves into something we would recognize as intelligent? What will space travel look like in the future, and will it all be done by cyborg technology? How long until we are ruled by robot overlords? (This is actually a serious consideration.) Are we simply a simulation in the mind of some supreme being, acting out a virtual reality game? Jim Al-Khalili is a quantum physicist, author, and broadcaster based at the University of Surrey in England.
Other authors:
Al-Khalili, Jim, 1962-
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