Download Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence AudioBook Free

Because the first Martian "canals" were charted in 1877, space aliens have captivated skygazers, night time travelers, and television-watchers worldwide. Polls show that almost half of all Americans believe in extraterrestrials, and many are convinced they've seen Earth. A good range of scientists also think that aliens can be found, and for many years they've been really searching - using powerful antennas and personal computers to scan for radio waves coming from other superstar systems. This engaging memoir reveals the real report of the Search for ExtraterrestrialIntelligence (SETI), and discloses what we may very soon discover.Chronicling the program's record with perception and humor, SETI mature astronomer Seth Shostak ensures us that if there is sentient life in the universe, our company is within generations of picking up its signal. Methodically busting metropolitan legends about alien crash landings, crop circles, and the like, Shostak pits scientific fact against speculation and gives important reports on the status of our knowledge. He answers a host of questions about SETI, including where its antennas are aimed...how exactly we know which frequency to monitor...what our response might be...and just why, if a sign is found, "it'll be one that's deliberately beamed into space, not the Klingon exact carbon copy of I Love Lucy."Contrary to popular impression, any aliens found by SETI won't resemble the squishy, big-eyed creatures on movie theater screens. Rather, they will have already created their successors: excellent smart post-biological thinking machines vastly beyond our very own capabilities.Edgy, amusing, and incredibly profound, Confessions of the Alien Hunter addresses the startling choices awaiting us in deep space and in humankind's own future.

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