Life beyond Earth

Written by Timothy Ferris

Narrated by Timothy Ferris

A fascinating examination of the search for life in our solar system and beyond!

In this intriguing recording, Professor Emeritus Timothy Ferris— one of the world's most respected science writers— explores man's search for life elsewhere in the universe. Ferris combines new discoveries about the origins of life as we know it on Earth with recent revelations about the sun's planets and their moons. Ferris explains why many scientists are convinced that life is abundant throughout the cosmos, and he considers how one day radio telescopes may be used to connect us to an intergalactic Internet and link us to alien civilizations in the far reaches of the universe.

In the first part— "Are We Alone?— Ferris addresses the origins of life on Earth and traces the search for life in other worlds.

In the second part— "Is Anybody Listening?" Ferris examines the strategies that are being used to communicate with fellow travelers among the stars.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Phoenix Books, Inc.
• Release date: Jan 1, 2001
• ISBN: 9781614676263

Timothy Ferris

Timothy Ferris's works include Seeing in the Dark, The Mind's Sky (both New York Times best books of the year), and The Whole Shebang (listed by American Scientist as one of the one hundred most influential books of the twentieth century). A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Ferris has taught in five disciplines at four universities. He is an emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley and a former editor of Rolling Stone. His articles and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, Time, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, National Geographic, Scientific American, The Nation, The New Republic, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Book Review, and many other publications. A contributor to CNN and National Public Radio, Ferris has made three prime-time PBS television specials: The Creation of the Universe, Life Beyond Earth, and Seeing in the Dark. He lives in San Francisco.