The Detection of Extraterrestrial Life: Are We Ready?
(2013)
Book Chapter
Capova, K. (2013). The Detection of Extraterrestrial Life: Are We Ready?. In D. Vakoch (Ed.), Astrobiology, history, and society : life beyond earth and the impact of discovery (271-281). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35983-5_14
This chapter offers a sociocultural perspective on the scientific search for life beyond Earth. It sheds light on the ways in which alien life is imagined and theorized in order to assess the possible societal response to the detection of other life.... Read More about The Detection of Extraterrestrial Life: Are We Ready?.