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    Aug 11, 2022 4 minutes

    SETI SCIENCE

    The Alien Perspective

    David Whitehouse

    Icon Books £17.99 ● HB

    Are we alone in the Universe? The possibility of intelligent aliens has fascinated humanity for centuries, but David Whitehouse’s new book takes a refreshingly different approach to the subject. The former BBC science correspondent considers not only the familiar questions about life elsewhere in our cosmic neighbourhood, but also what our speculations on the subject reveal about humanity, and the profound shifts in perspective that might come from the confirmation of extraterrestrial life.

    Whitehouse’s canvas is broad and painted with a wealth of historical and scientific details, as he leads our attention seamlessly from one aspect of his varied subject to another. Here, a rumination on

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