| 书目名称 | Contact with Alien Civilizations |
| 副标题 | Our Hopes and Fears |
| 编辑 | Michael A. G. Michaud |
| 视频video | http://file.papertrans.cn/237/236281/236281.mp4 |
| 概述 | Emphasizes the consequences of contact rather than the search.Takes account of popular views, not just those of scientists.Describes and analyzes the principal speculations in the literature about wha |
| 图书封面 |  |
| 描述 | The proper study of mankind is not merely Man, but Intelligence. 1 —Arthur C. Clarke, 1951 In the long-running television series “The X-Files,” the original Deep Throat said to FBI Special Agent Mulder that “there are those like yourself who believe in the existence of extraterrestrial life.” Ah, but that’s not the question. If extraterrestrial life exists, most of it may be in simpler forms comparable to the one-celled organisms of Earth biology. Finding such life would be fascinating for scientists, but may be of only passing interest to the general public. What intrigues the average citizen is the possibility of contact with extraterrestrial intelligence. We want to communicate with other sentient beings, learning what they know and telling them about ourselves. We want to ? nd out how they are like us and how they are different. Microorganisms don’t have a lot to say. There is another implication of contact that underlies this book: Intel- gent extraterrestrials might have an impact on our future. The information they send us—if any—might change our cultures. They could have c- scious intentions toward us, and possibly the technologies to reach us directly. Their intentions may |
| 出版日期 | Book 2007 |
| 关键词 | Alien; Aliens; Contact; Intelligence; technology |
| 版次 | 1 |
| doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68618-9 |
| isbn_softcover | 978-1-4419-2107-9 |
| isbn_ebook | 978-0-387-68618-9 |
| copyright | Springer-Verlag New York 2007 |
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