The search for ET may soon yield an answer
Whether there is intelligence out there is a different matter
MOST SCIENTIFIC research has practical ends. But some still pursues goals better described by the field’s original name: “natural philosophy”. One of its most philosophical questions is, “Is there life elsewhere in the universe?”
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Alien dreams”
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