Life out there

A thought-provoking and myth-debunking guide to what is undoubtedly the question of the century: are we alone? Michael White considers all aspects of the search for intelligent aliens, from the real meaning of the Martian meteorite which came to public attention in 1996 to what contact with extraterrestrial life would mean for our institutions, our relious beliefs and our self image as a species. Along the way, he explores a plethora of questions at the heart of the matter. What is life? What would aliens look like? How would they travel interstellar distances? Have aliens already passed this way?