{"product_id":"civilizations-beyond-earth-extraterrestrial-life-and-society-9781782383154","title":"Civilizations Beyond Earth: Extraterrestrial Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAstronomers around the world are pointing their telescopes toward the heavens, searching for signs of intelligent life. If they make contact with an advanced alien civilization, how will humankind respond? In thinking about first contact, the contributors to this volume present new empirical and theoretical research on the societal dimensions of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Archaeologists and astronomers explore the likelihood that extraterrestrial intelligence exists, using scientific insights to estimate such elusive factors as the longevity of technological societies. Sociologists present the latest findings of novel surveys, tapping into the public’s attitudes about life beyond Earth to show how religion and education influence beliefs about extraterrestrials. Scholars from such diverse disciplines as mathematics, chemistry, journalism, and religious studies offer innovative solutions for bridging the cultural gap between human and extraterrestrial civilizations, while recognizing the tremendous challenges of communicating at interstellar distances. At a time when new planets are being discovered around other stars at an unprecedented rate, this collection provides a much needed guide to the human impact of discovering we are not alone in the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“At a time when new planets are being discovered around other stars at an unprecedented rate, this collection provides a much needed guide to the human impact of discovering we are not alone in the universe.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• International Journal of Anthropology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“For years sections of the SETI [Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence] community have bemoaned the fact that the social sciences are often sidelined in favour of the hard sciences when it comes to SETI discussion.\u003c\/em\u003e Civilizations Beyond Earth \u003cem\u003estarts to redress the balance, edited skillfully by Douglas Vakoch, the only sociologist on staff at the SETI Institute in California, and Albert Harrison, a psychologist from the University of California.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Astronomy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…a fascinating collection of essays examining how humanity might react to extraterrestrials…While [the book] is academically rigorous, it’s also accessible…it remains an essential introduction for anyone interested in SETI, xenobiology and UFOs.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e•ForteanTimes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Figures\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence as an Interdisciplinary Effort\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAlbert A. Harrison and Douglas A. Vakoch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: DOES EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE EXIST?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Are We Alone? Estimating the Prevalence of Extraterrestrial Intelligence\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSeth Shostak\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Encountering Alternative Intelligences: Cognitive Archaeology and SETI\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePaul K. Wason\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Lifetimes of Scientific Civilizations and the Genetic Evolution of the Brain\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAlan J. Penny\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e ‘\u003cem\u003eL\u003c\/em\u003e’ on Earth\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKathryn Denning\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: REACTIONS TO DISCOVERING LIFE BEYOND EARTH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Can SETI Fulfill the Value Agenda of Cultural Anthropology?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDonald E. Tarter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e American Attitudes about Life beyond Earth: Beliefs, Concerns, and the Role of Education and Religion in Shaping Public Perceptions\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGeorge Pettinico\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cultural Beliefs about Extraterrestrials: A Questionnaire Study\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eWilliam Sims Bainbridge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Science and Politics of SETI: How to Succeed in an Era of Make Believe History and Pseudoscience\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAlbert A. Harrison\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: COMMUNICATION WITH EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cultural Aspects of Interstellar Communication\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eCarl L. DeVito\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cosmic Storytelling: Primitive Observables as Rosetta Analogies\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHarry Letaw, Jr.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e Direct Contact with Extraterrestrials via Computer Emulation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eWilliam Sims Bainbridge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Inscrutable Names of God: The Jesuit Missions of New France as a Model for SETI-Related Spiritual Questions\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJason T. Kuznicki\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13.\u003c\/strong\u003e ET Phone Darwin: What Can an Evolutionary Understanding of Animal Communication and Art Contribute to Our Understanding of Methods for Interstellar Communication?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKathryn Coe, Craig T. 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