Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos (Original)

Green, Jaime A dazzling cultural and scientific exploration of alien life and the cosmos, examining how the possibility of life on other planets shapes our understanding of humanity, for fans of Leslie Jamison, Carl Zimmer and Carlo Rovelli *An NPR Science Friday Book Club Pick**A "Next Big Idea Book Club" Must Read**A Gizmodo New Release Pick for April**A BookRiot Science Book to Add to Your TBR**A Wired Book to Read for Spring**A TODAY Show Summer Book**A Washington Post Book to Read This Summer**One of the Chicago Tribune's 52 Books for Summer 2023*"A dazzling feat of imagination and synthesis."—Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of An Immense WorldA spellbinding exploration of alien life and the cosmos, examining how the possibility of life on other planets shapes our understanding of humanityOne of the most powerful questions humans ask about the cosmos is: Are we alone? While the science behind this inquiry is fascinating, it doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It is a reflection o