The Horizon documentary "Are We Alone?" looks at the current status of the search for life and intelligence elsewhere in the universe. We now know that Earth-esque exoplanets do indeed exist, and they are likely to be innumerable. But still, no sign of life...
"Alien Planet" is an imaginative look into the future - what will it be like when we find life on another planet? Michio Kaku, while optimistic, about the potential for cultural exchange and new knowledge briefly echoes a warning Jared Diamond gave in "The Third Chimpanzee" about the clash of civilizations - "intelligent life is likely to be evolved from predators"...
Sunday, March 16, 2008
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