One of the most potent questions we ask about the cosmos is: are we alone? From astrobiology to exoplanets in the 'Goldilocks Zone', Jaime Green traces our understanding of what and where life in the universe could be, drawing on the long tradition of scientists, writers and artists who have stimulated research by extrapolating worlds.Bringing together expert interviews, cutting-edge astronomy, philosophical inquiry and pop culture touchstones ranging from A Wrinkle in Time to Star Trek, The Possibility of Life delves into our evolving conception of the cosmos to wonder what we might find... out there.
Jaime Green is a science writer, essayist, teacher and series editor of The Best American Science and Nature Writing. She received her MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Columbia, and her writing has appeared in outlets including Slate, Popular Science, New York Times Book Review, Catapult and Astrobites. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and son.
'An entertaining and instructive rumination on both earthbound existence and the prospect of extraterrestrial encounter' TLS