This week, Monica and Trini do a deep dive into aliens. Where did the common tropes about aliens originate and what are some of the more famous sightings? Come join us as we learn about the history of aliens and what scientists actually expect to find while looking for life on other planets.

Sources: 

https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/education/alp/what-is-a-biosignature/

https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2019/09/why-is-the-stereotypical-image-of-aliens-green-grey-bald-humanoids/

https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/microbiome/intro/

https://www.livescience.com/55370-why-are-aliens-little-green-men.html

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/long-fuse-big-bang/202311/the-surprising-psychology-of-ufo-reporting

https://science.howstuffworks.com/space/aliens-ufos/the-10-most-legitimate-cases-of-u-f-o-sightings.htm

https://www.journalofscientificexploration.org/index.php/jse/article/view/3153

https://www.britannica.com/science/extraterrestrial-life/Searching-for-technical-civilizations

https://www.planetary.org/articles/are-aliens-real

https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/what-does-extraterrestrial-mean-and-why-are-experts-looking-for-it

https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/extraterrestrials-aliens

https://gizmodo.com/why-would-aliens-come-all-this-way-just-to-invade-earth-487437089

https://slate.com/technology/2020/02/response-it-came-from-cruden-farm.html

https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/the-ufos-that-scientists-think-are-real-but-cant-explain

https://www.uapcaucus.com/guides/theories

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Quarantine by Greg Egan

The Embedding by Ian Watson

Evergence Trilogy by Shane Dix and Sean Williams

It Came from Cruden Farm by Max Berry