Advance Quote by Seth Shostak

“My conclusion is a startling one. I think it very likely—in fact inevitable—that biological intelligence is only a transitory phenomenon, a fleeting phase in…

— Paul Davies

“The journey of a thousands suns begins today. Some may question whether the journey is worth the sacrifice and danger. To them I say…

— David Marusek

“Early SETI efforts were marked by overly optimistic estimates of the probable number of extraterrestrial civilizations in our galaxy. In light of new findings…

— Peter Schenkel

Since the rise of Homo sapiens, human beings have been the smartest minds around. But very shortly - on a historical scale, that is…

— Eliezer Yudkowsky

For all we know, the aliens have already done this and unwittingly concluded that there was no intelligent life on Earth. They would now…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

The fact that we have not yet found the slightest evidence for life - much less intelligence - beyond this Earth does not surprise…

— Arthur C. Clarke

Here I had tried a straightforward extrapolation of technology, and found myself precipitated over an abyss. It's a problem we face every time we…

— Vernor Vinge

By the 2030s, the nonbiological portion of our intelligence will predominate.

— Ray Kurzweil

What other species now require of us is our attention. Otherwise, we are entering a narrative of disappearing intelligences.

— Terry Tempest Williams

The chances of human beings being the only intelligent form of life in the universe are so minuscule that it's really kind of crazy…

— Zoltan Istvan

Humans have existed only for the last 0.001 percent of cosmic time. All of which says that - unless the Homo sapiens brain is…

— Seth Shostak

The phenomenon of UFO doesn't say anything about the presence of intelligence in space. It just shows how rare it is here on the…

— Arthur C. Clarke