Possibility of Life

Science, Imagination and Our Vision of the Cosmos

English language

Published March 5, 2023 by Harlequin Enterprises ULC.

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978-1-335-46354-8
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Questions just raise more questions, in a good way

5 stars

Jamie thinks deeply on exactly what the title suggests. Are we alone? Are we special? What would an alien look like? Sound like? Think like? Pondering the big questions about aliens teaches us as much about ourselves as it does extraterrestrials. Even just thinking about the questions we bother to ask can be revealing. A book with no answers is sometimes the best kind of book.

Review of 'Possibility of Life' on 'Storygraph'

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When I read this excerpt in The Atlantic I knew I had to read this book. It was wonderful. Part science, part philosophy, part love-letter to humanity. As an added bonus Green discusses several science fiction books I’ve never read and that went straight on my list. But what I liked best was that the author clearly loves this stuff, and it shows on every page.

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