An Anthropologist’s Field Guide to Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life

01/05/2025 58 min
An Anthropologist’s Field Guide to Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life

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Join the Russell Colgate Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, Anthropology, and Native American Studies Anthony Aveni as he discusses his newest book, Aliens Like Us?: An Anthropologist’s Field Guide to Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life. Aveni's funny and irreverent work speaks to the trained astrophysicist and the curious layperson alike about a simple but previously unexplored question: Why do we assume aliens, if they are really out there, behave just like us?