Hive Mind Book Club : Guest : Dr. Graham Lau

Are there alien civilizations out there looking for us like we're looking for them? Do they want to eat us? Meet us? Or fulfill this episode's guest's secret desire to merge into a hive mind with them? Dr. Graham Lau has watched all the 'Trek', read all the books, and talks to Kovi and Benjamin about the variety of societal and evolutionary impacts astrobiologists dream of as the result of coming into contact with another civilization.Find Graham at : https://cosmobiota.com/ and https://www.bluemarblespace.org/affiliates/graham-lauFollow Benjamin at Science, Actually : https://www.scienceactually.com/ & https://www.facebook.com/actuallyscienceFollow Kovi at Fun Fact Science : https://www.funfactscience.com/ & https://www.facebook.com/funfactscienceBooks mentioned on this episode:Star Maker by Olaf StapledonBillions and Billions by Carl SaganDawn by Octavia ButlerAscent of Information by Caleb ScharfThe Three-Body Problem by Liu CixinThe Dark Forest by Liu CixinThe Tragic Life of Yahoo Serious : https://cosmobiota.substack.com/p/young-einstein-and-the-tragic-life