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" Contact with alien civilizations : "
M.A. Michaud
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BL
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655133
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| Main Entry
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Michaud, M. A
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Contact with alien civilizations : : our hopes and fears about encountering extraterrestrials /\ M.A. Michaud
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New York ;London :: Springer,, 2006
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xiii, 460 p. ;; 24 cm
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0387285989 (hbk.)
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: 9780387285986 (hbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references
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| Contents
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A belief in other minds -- A new era -- Searching for intelligence -- Sending our own signals -- Probabilities -- Probabilities : the astronomical factors -- Probabilities : life -- Probabilities : intelligence -- Probabilities : civilization, technology, and science -- Probabilities : longevity -- The Drake equation, take two -- Should we continue the search? -- Direct contact -- The UFO controversy -- The Drake equation, take three -- Why don't we see them? -- Reformulating the problem -- Thinking outside the box -- SETI and religion -- The consequences of contact -- Hopes -- Fears -- Dangers -- Mixed emotions --Some assumptions examined -- Before contact -- Assumptions : after contact -- The Drake equation, take four -- What is missing -- Some conclusions drawn -- Paradigm shifts -- The human role -- Annex : preparing
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Life on other planets
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Human-alien encounters
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999
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