{"product_id":"is-there-anybody-out-there-a-wild-thing-book-the-search-for-extraterrestrial-life-from-amoebas-to-aliens-9781419758218","title":"Is There Anybody Out There? (a Wild Thing Book): The Search for Extraterrestrial Life, from Amoebas to Aliens","description":"\u003cb\u003eInspired by her popular \u003ci\u003eWild Thing\u003c\/i\u003e podcast, journalist Laura Krantz incorporates the scientific method and her journalistic skills to determine if aliens might exist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow likely is it that humans aren't alone in the universe? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Reports of strange lights, UFO sightings, and alien encounters abound--and some (like recent accounts from US Navy pilots) even sound credible. And in recent years, armed with state-of-the-art technology and better information, the search for extraterrestrials overflows with exciting possibilities. Within our own solar system, astrobiologists search for the biochemical building blocks that might sustain microbes, astronomers discover far-flung stars, orbited by planets that could be teeming with life, and astrophysicists point sophisticated telescopes toward the deep reaches of the universe, looking for anything out of the ordinary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs There Anybody Out There?\u003c\/i\u003e turns our collective gaze skyward: What's the likelihood of life on other planets? Or that aliens have already made the trip to visit us? How would they get here? Why do we want to find them? And what does it mean if we do (or don't)? Using critical thinking and the scientific method, journalist Laura Krantz investigates the science, culture, and philosophy of a universe where we're not alone--and why the idea of alien life has abducted our imaginations. Readers will learn to challenge their gut assumptions and open their minds to new possibilities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Krantz \u003c\/b\u003eis a print and audio journalist whose critically acclaimed podcast \u003ci\u003eWild Thing\u003c\/i\u003e explores the intersection between science and society. She spent 10 years as an editor and producer with NPR in Washington, D.C. and KPCC in Los Angeles, and her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePopular Science\u003c\/i\u003e. An Idaho native, Krantz received her BA from Whitman College and her MA from the Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. She lives in Denver with her husband, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Scott Carney, and their two cats.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Abrams Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51552806371602,"sku":"9781419758218","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0683bd70-c5a4-4844-97a3-173becc0ea78.jpg?v=1754905050","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/is-there-anybody-out-there-a-wild-thing-book-the-search-for-extraterrestrial-life-from-amoebas-to-aliens-9781419758218","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}