After contact: the human response to extraterrestrial life
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New York [u.a.]
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1997
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| Physical Description: | XVI, 363 S. |
| ISBN: | 0306456214 |
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1. THE ENORMOUS CHALLENGE 1
SETI as an Interdisciplinary Effort 3 The Human Side of
SETI 4 The Possible Nature of Extraterrestrials 4 Human
Reactions to Search Outcomes 5 Behavioral Science
Contributions 5 Guessing the Number of Extraterrestrial
Civilizations 8 Stars 9 Planets 10 Life 12
Intelligence 13 Longevity 16 Optimists and
Pessimists 19 Justifying the Search 21 Improved Self
Understanding 22 Advances in Science and Technology 22
Educational Benefits 24 Improved International Relations 25
Conclusion 26
2. LISTENING 29
Space Travel 31 Fast Ships and Slow Ships 31
Loopholes 35 Robot Probes 38 Microwave
Observation 40 Defining the Search Space 42 Hits and
Misses 44 Limitations of a Radio Search 48 Contact and
xiii
xiv AFTER CONTACT
Communication 51 Biological Factors 52 Social and Cultural
Factors 54 Facilitating Communication 55 Mental
Telepathy 57 Pictures 57 Universal Languages 59
Computer Aided Translation 61 Conclusion 62
3. FALSE ALARMS 65
A Brief Overview of UFO Related Phenomena 66
Evidence 70 Photographs, Movies, and Videotapes 72
Artifacts and Traces 73 New Knowledge 74 Eyewitness
Accounts 74 Perceptual Factors 77 Memory Factors 79
Motivational Factors 81 Personality Factors 83 Cultural
Factors 89 Conclusion 90
4. LIVING SYSTEMS 95
Points of Departure 200 Applicability of Science 101
Universal Theories of Behavior 103 Living Systems
Theory 105 Living Systems 106 System Levels 107
Subsystems 109 Flows and Pathologies 111 Cyborgs and
Artificial Intelligence 222 Research Strategies 114 Analysis
of Samples 115 Remote Observation 115 Simulations 117
Conclusion 229
5. ORGANISMS 121
Matter Energy Processing 223 Substance, Size, and
Structure 123 Metabolism and Aging 127 Motion and
Motility 128 Reproduction 129 Information
Processing 232 Perception 132 Consciousness 134
Ubiquity of Intelligence 136 Dimensions of Intelligence 139
Intellectual Development 141 Conclusion 244
6. SOCIETIES 147
Culture 249 Universal 151 ET Cultures 156
Matter Energy Processing 256 Resource Bases 157 Energy
Contents xv
Processing 161 Information Processing 163 Advanced
Information Technology 164 Decision Making 165
Information Export and SETI 169 Conclusion 270
7. SUPRANATIONAL SYSTEMS 173
Supranational and Other Interstate Systems 274
Boundaries 176 Formation of Supranational Systems 176
Matter Energy Processing 178 Information
Processing 279 Information and Trade 180 Supranational
Government 181 But Where Are They? 187 Would They
Expand throughout the Galaxy? 188 Can We Conclude That
There Is No Evidence? 192 Conclusion 293
8. FIRST IMPRESSIONS 197
Message Factors 299 Control of the Transmission 202
Elapsed Time 203 Inhibition and Guardedness 204
Deceit 204 Dissemination of the News 206 Protocols
and Leaks 206 Official Announcements 208 Media
Accounts 210 Forming Impressions 223 Physical
Appearance 216 Salience of Negative Information 218
Social Categorization 220 Political and Historical
Contexts 221 Social Factors 222 Conclusion 223
9. INITIAL IMPACT 225
Precedents 227 Bat Men on the Moon 227 Canals of
Mars 229 The War of the Worlds 231 Quasars and
Pulsars 233 UFOs and Alien Abductions 235 Coping
withET 235 Appraising Threat 237 Problem
Solving 240 Emotion Centered Coping 240 Differences
among People 244 Sensation or Thrill Seeking 244
Tolerance for Ambiguity 245 Dogmatism 245 Repression
and Sensitization 246 Emotional Stability 247
Affectivity 247 Locus of Control 248 Self Esteem 248
Conclusion 249
xvi AFTER CONTACT
10. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS 251
Who s in Charge Here? 252 Jurisdiction 252
Bureaucratic Responses 258 Negotiation Strategies 260
Threat Based Strategies 261 Economic Strategies 264
Integrative Strategies 265 Getting Started 267 Openness
and Secrecy in Negotiations 269 Cover Up Theories 272
Conclusion 275
11. THE ROCKY ROAD TO UTOPIA 277
Helping Potential 280 Capacity 281 Motive 282
Human Receptivity 285 Human Consequences of
Technological Change 288 Demographic Consequences 290
Economic Consequences 291 Political Consequences 294
Human Values and Spiritual Consequences 295
Conclusion 298
12. BETTING WITH THE OPTIMISTS 301
Prospects for SETI 303 The Likelihood of Extraterrestrial
Intelligence 303 The Likelihood of Contact 306
Understanding ET 307 Views of Organisms 309 Views
of Societies 310 Views of Supranational Systems 311 Hedging
Out Bets 312 Contact and Its Aftermath 313 Near Term
Consequences 313 Long Term Consequences 315 Search
without End? 327 Building Support for SETI 320
Conclusion 322
REFERENCES 325
INDEX 351
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