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LEADER: 01816cam 2200313Ma 4500
001 ocn857563498
003 OCoLC
005 20200301193839.0
008 130819s2010 xx 000 0 eng d
040 $aTOH$beng$cTOH$dOCLCQ$dOCLCO$dOCLCF$dUA@
020 $a9781441921079
020 $a1441921079
035 $a(OCoLC)857563498
050 14 $aBF2050$b.M53 2010
082 04 $a999$222
100 1 $aMichaud, Michael.
245 10 $aContact with Alien Civilizations :$bOur Hopes and Fears about Encountering Extraterrestrials.
260 $bSpringer,$c2010.
300 $a0 pages
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
505 0 $aA 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.
650 0 $aHuman-alien encounters.
650 0 $aExtraterrestrial beings.
650 7 $aExtraterrestrial beings.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01742248
650 7 $aHuman-alien encounters.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00963475
994 $aZ0$bP4A
948 $hNO HOLDINGS IN P4A - 3 OTHER HOLDINGS