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The Eerie Silence - Are we alone in the Universe?

Next event: 17 March 2010

The Eerie Silence - Amplified

This talk will look at the latest discoveries on the most intriguing questions in science.

Are we in fact alone in the vastness of the universe? Is ET out there, but not sending any messages our way? Might we be surrounded by messages we simply don't recognize? Is SETI a waste of time and money, or should we press ahead with new and more sensitive antennas? Or look somewhere else? And if a signal were to be received, what then? How would we - or even should we - respond?

Paul Davies has achieved an international reputation for his ability to explain the significance of advanced scientific ideas in simple language.

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