Tag: extraterrestrials
Is Belief in Aliens a Problem for Science?
King’s College philosophy prof Tony Milligan worries that too many people believe that aliens have visited Earth.
Meet the Materialist Magicians
As our first case study, let’s look at Gary Nolan. Nolan is a distinguished immunologist at Stanford who believes that aliens are visiting Earth.
Aliens in the Garbage
Some people — whether they would put it in so many words or not — believe that certain types of answers are simply off-limits in a scientific inquiry.
The Search for ET Artifacts Misses the Elephant
Now that NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is fully operational, there is renewed chatter about the possibility of discovering extra-terrestrial life.
Uracil Discovered on Asteroid Ryugu — What Does It Mean for the Origin of Life?
These Ryugu samples appear to be our first chance to examine which organic compounds may be produced in a prebiotic setting in our solar system.
