Uno strano silenzio. Siamo soli nell'universo?

Paul Davies does a really good job here of illustrating the issues of SETI's lack of success, and Fermi's Paradox. He goes into the science and philosophy of it in depth, explaining all the terms and generally making it crystal clear. What amazes me is that he's still somewhat optimistic about findi Leggi tutto

I had to edit this review to put in this comment: I think it's important to note that both Paul Davies and Stuart Kauffman seem to be laboring under the idea that if life is emergent or has a predetermined plan to unfold, then it's in the realm of religion or dualism. If something is predetermined th Leggi tutto

There are but very few instances where you pick a gem that many mistook for just a dusty rock. How could this book be so unpopular. Maybe thats the most compelling evidence for the eerie silence. The intellectual orgasm was quite similar to that from the movie Interstellar. Its like a thousand class Leggi tutto

___________________________________ ******ET can’t come to the phone right now.****** ___________________________________ The Eerie Silence: Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence is an exploration of whether there is intelligent life out there among the stars, or for that matter, any life at all Leggi tutto

This is a great book. The greatest potentially answerable question 'are we alone in the universe?' is explored from every imaginable perspective and with its possible ramifications. I don't think any one explains science to non-scientist better than Paul Davies does. He excels at giving both sides o Leggi tutto

Paul Davies is an astrobiologist who (at the time of this book at least) was the chair of SETI's Post-Detection Taskgroup, so if you're interested in the question of "Are we alone?" this book offers a number of unique and necessary insights. For most of the book, Davies carefully avoids offering his Leggi tutto