POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS!  We are psyched to be hosting Paul Davies, Director of the Beyond Center at Arizona State University and author of over 20 books. He won the Templeton Prize in 1995 for his work on the deeper meaning of science. Fifty years ago a young astronomer named Frank Drake began the searching the cosmos for life, and the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) project began. After all this time, however, astronomers and scientists have little to show for their work but what they call an "eerie silence"-- eerie because they are convinced the universe is filled with life, but we cannot seem to find any. Davies explains why. Researchers have been looking in the wrong place, at the wrong time, in the wrong way. They tend to expect lifeforms like humans, when that may not be the case at all. Davies argues that we need to be more expansive in our expectations of life. His latest book, The Eerie Silence, is a provocative and mind-expanding journey that will thrill science and science-fiction fans alike. Did the 2009 Exeter UFO Festival whet your curiosity for the search for extraterrestrial intelligence? Are you a fan of science fiction writers like Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, and Peter F. Hamilton? Have you always wondered if there is anyone else out there? Paul Davies is a highly respected, professional researcher-- basically the expert on the search for extraterrestrial life. Be here for this fascinating event.