{"product_id":"reinventing-seti-john-gertz-9780197800416","title":"Reinventing Seti: New Directions in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFor millennia, humanity has looked up at the sprawling tapestry of stars and wondered what lay beyond.\u003c\/strong\u003e With time, we learned that each star is not a pinprick point in a domed sky, but a massive plasma sphere so far away that the distance becomes incomprehensible to the human mind, measured in light years of millions and billions. This distance invokes crucial questions. Do we share the universe with other intelligent lifeforms? If so, how do we approach the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)? Lastly, do we need to examine our assumptions about extraterrestrial intelligence? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eReinventing SETI\u003c\/em\u003e clears out the cobwebs of outdated or wrongheaded SETI paradigms such as Fermi's Paradox, the Drake Equation, and METI (i.e., proactively sending signals from Earth to putative aliens). It argues that scientists should approach the pursuit of extraterrestrials (ETs) in a more effective manner. Author John Gertz states that ETs, as biological lifeforms themselves, cannot accomplish interstellar travel, but have instead placed robotic probes throughout the universe, perhaps even in our own Solar System. Gertz also warns that humankind is woefully unprepared for the day of First Contact with an alien probe right here in our own backyard. He suggests contingency planning, involving international cooperation as well as broad cross-disciplinary expertise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHumorous and deeply informative, this book takes the reader through the universe, conventional SETI methods, ideas on future ET exploration, and a discussion on who else shares this space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Gertz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197800416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197800416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.44h x 6.53w x 1.03d","brand":"John Gertz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47072002244863,"sku":"9780197800416","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ddb5d05b-14ee-43c6-841e-4289f5476fae.jpg?v=1753415524","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reinventing-seti-john-gertz-9780197800416","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}