ABSTRACT

Is the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence a genuine scientific research programme? David Lamb evaluates claims and counter-claims, and examines recent attempts to establish contact with other intelligent life forms. He considers the benefits and drawbacks of this communication, how we should communicate and whether we actually can. He also assesses competing theories on the origin of life on Earth, discoveries of former solar planets, proposals for space colonies and the consequent technical and ethical issues.

chapter |4 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 2|22 pages

THE SCIENTIFIC STATUS OF SETI

chapter 3|39 pages

HABITATION, LIFE AND INTELLIGENCE

chapter 4|25 pages

LIFE IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Terraforming and colonization

chapter 5|27 pages

UFOS AND SPACE TRAVEL

chapter 6|30 pages

IS ANYONE THERE?

chapter 7|13 pages

CONTACT WITH ADVANCED SUPERCIVILIZATIONS

chapter 8|4 pages

CONCLUSION