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Life on Mars, from Viking to Curiosity
A brief history of the scientific debate swirling around the Red Planet.
If ET Calls, Think Twice About Answering
Why some say searching for ET is best done quietly.
Do Aliens Have Inalienable Rights?
What ET teaches us about our moral obligations.
Listening for Extraterrestrial Blah Blah
At the cosmic dinner party, intelligence is the loudest thing in the room.
The Romantic Venus We Never Knew
Venus used to be as fit for life as Earth.
Is Physical Law an Alien Intelligence?
Alien life could be so advanced it becomes indistinguishable from physics.
Why Alien Life Will Be Robotic
If life off Earth exists it has probably transitioned to machine intelligence.
Is Life Special Just Because It’s Rare?
Vitalism in the age of modern science.
Life Beyond the Pale Blue Dot
Our own oasis of life in the cosmos is blue, but will others be?
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