A brilliant examination of the science behind the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence and its pioneer, Jill Tarter. Sarah Scoles reveals the fascinating figure at the centre of the final frontier of scientific investigation and the inspiration for Carl Sagan’s Contact. From Amazon.

How'd a nice girl like you get into a field like this? -- Babies, brown dwarfs, and big moves -- Making the Allen Telescope Array -- The future of the alien-hunting telescope -- A question for our time -- The politics of science and new projects -- The quest for contact -- the last chapter -- Extremophiles and exoplanets -- Shouting into the void -- A timeline of SETI.