Why should a lay person be interested in such esoteric topics?
Just because something is esoteric doesn’t mean it’s not interesting. The big bang is certainly esoteric. But if you’ve ever sat in your backyard and looked at the night sky, you can’t tell me you haven’t wondered where it all came from, and whether or not we’re alone. I don’t worry that some of these questions are esoteric because I know deep down they are some of the most fundament examples of inquisition exhibited by our species. It’s only recently that we’ve been able to answer these questions through means other than mythology. Q: Episode three, “Where are the aliens?”, explores the question of whether we’re alone in the universe. As an astronomer, what’s your gut feeling? A: I think we’re not alone. But the vastness of space and the vastness of time will make the actual discovery of communicable species one of the most challenging problems ever undertaken. Q: Hollywood has shaped perceptions about aliens in one direction, but isn’t reality likely to be very different? A: We spend
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