Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 540 g
Extraterrestrial Life and Society
Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 540 g
ISBN: 978-0-85745-211-5
Verlag: BERGHAHN BOOKS INC
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomische Beobachtung: Observatorien, Instrumente, Methoden
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Exobiologie, Astrobiologie, Xenobiologie
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Exobiologie, Astrobiologie
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List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence as an Interdisciplinary Effort
Albert A. Harrison and Douglas A. Vakoch
PART I: DOES EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE EXIST?
Chapter 1. Are We Alone? Estimating the Prevalence of Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Seth Shostak
Chapter 2. Encountering Alternative Intelligences: Cognitive Archaeology and SETI
Paul K. Wason
Chapter 3. The Lifetimes of Scientific Civilizations and the Genetic Evolution of the Brain
Alan J. Penny
Chapter 4. ‘L’ on Earth
Kathryn Denning
PART II: REACTIONS TO DISCOVERING LIFE BEYOND EARTH
Chapter 5. Can SETI Fulfill the Value Agenda of Cultural Anthropology?
Donald E. Tarter
Chapter 6. American Attitudes about Life beyond Earth: Beliefs, Concerns, and the Role of Education and Religion in Shaping Public Perceptions
George Pettinico
Chapter 7. Cultural Beliefs about Extraterrestrials: A Questionnaire Study
William Sims Bainbridge
Chapter 8. The Science and Politics of SETI: How to Succeed in an Era of Make Believe History and Pseudoscience
Albert A. Harrison
PART III: COMMUNICATION WITH EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE
Chapter 9. Cultural Aspects of Interstellar Communication
Carl L. DeVito
Chapter 10. Cosmic Storytelling: Primitive Observables as Rosetta Analogies
Harry Letaw, Jr.
Chapter 11. Direct Contact with Extraterrestrials via Computer Emulation
William Sims Bainbridge
Chapter 12. The Inscrutable Names of God: The Jesuit Missions of New France as a Model for SETI-Related Spiritual Questions
Jason T. Kuznicki
Chapter 13. ET Phone Darwin: What Can an Evolutionary Understanding of Animal Communication and Art Contribute to Our Understanding of Methods for Interstellar Communication?
Kathryn Coe, Craig T. Palmer, and Christina Pomianek
Chapter 14. A Journalistic Perspective on SETI-Related Message Composition
Morris Jones
Notes on Contributors