A realistic and down-to-earth assessment of the possibility of intelligent alien life.
Preface
p. vii
Acknowledgments
p. xi
the Enormous Challenge
p. 1
Conclusion
p. 26
Listening
p. 29
Conclusion
p. 62
False Alarms
p. 65
Conclusion
p. 90
Living Systems
p. 95
Conclusion
p. 119
Organisms
p. 121
Conclusion
p. 144
Societies
p. 147
Conclusion
p. 170
Supranational Systems
p. 173
Conclusion
p. 193
First Impressions
p. 197
Conclusion
p. 223
Initial Impact
p. 225
Building Relationships
p. 251
Conclusion
p. 275
the Rocky Road to Utopia
p. 277
Conclusion
p. 298
Betting with the Optimists
p. 301
Conclusion
p. 322
References
p. 325
Index
p. 351
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