The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence - SETI - an amalgam of science, technology, adventure and curiosity, has detected only the eerie sound of silence after millions of hours of cosmos eavesdropping. In his new book, The Eerie Silence: Are We Alone in the Universe?, Paul Davies, Director of BEYOND: Centre for Fundamental Concepts in Science, asks: “Is ET out there, but not sending any messages our way? Is SETI a waste of time and money, or should we be developing a new approach to the search, using new tools and looking for a wider range of ‘intelligent’ signals? And if signals were received how would we – or should we – respond?”
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Break the Eerie Silence - Send a message into Space!
Is there anybody out there? What would you say if you could send a message into space?
Would you say hello, ask the meaning of life, share an insight or just complain about the weather?
Penguin UK together with National Science and Engineering Week are creating a rare opportunity to beam up to 5000 messages into space to celebrate the 50th anniversary of SETI, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence, which is the subect of Paul Davies’ new book, The Eerie Silence: Are we alone in the Universe?
Sieze this chance. Get your thinking cap on, make your message funny, thoughtful or wise and do something extraordinary.
The best 50 messages, as chosen by a judging committee, will be posted on the Penguin website on 12 March 2010, the first day of National Science and Engineering Week 2010 and in the national media. Winning entrants' names and home location, only, may be credited at the foot of each message. In addition, the 50 winning entrants will each receive a copy of The Eerie Silence: Are we Alone in the Universe? by Paul Davies.
To send a message of no more than 40 words, simply go to: www.penguin.co.uk/eeriesilence and enter your message.
Entries will be accepted up to 28 February 2010.
Winners notified on 3 March 2010 and the 50 winning entries will go public on 12 March 2010. For full details and Terms and Conditions, see the website.