The Evolution of Extra Terrestrial Intelligence

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i just ought to get your thoughts on to what extent encounter extra terrestrial intelligence, ther'd be anything like us. You just talked yourself into hollywood aliensactors with nosdoms. I so i don't have a problem with that. But i look at the diversity of life on earth which is extraordinary. It's tino, typtypically extraordinary. Not geno, typically ednary. We hve very similar bi chemistry toa banana, it turns out. But, but what we look like is really different. And so i'm just thinking, life on another planet really should look more different from us than and any other life form look like compared to each other here

In this thought-provoking conversation on life, the universe, and everything, Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles the world’s most important philosophical questions about the universe with wit, wisdom, and cutting-edge science. For science geeks, space and physics nerds, and all who want to understand their place in the universe, this enlightening new book offers a unique take on the mysteries and curiosities of the cosmos, building on rich material from his beloved StarTalk podcast, along with dozens of his most popular tweets on science. Shermer and Tyson discuss: the universe, multiverse, big bang, big rip, dark matter, dark energy, gravity, gravitational waves, origins of morality, hard problem of consciousness, consensus science, the unknown, Fermi’s paradox, extraterrestrials, and artificial intelligence.