Every wild idea—from the vampires to the space travel—is backed by a 30-page appendix of real scientific citations.
The central, chilling argument of the book is that . Blindsight by Peter Watts.epub
The story begins in 2082 when 65,000 alien probes simultaneously surround Earth, photograph it in a flash of fire, and then vanish. In response, humanity sends the starship Theseus to the edge of the solar system to find out who—or what—is watching. Every wild idea—from the vampires to the space
The crew encounters alien entities that are vastly more intelligent and faster than humans but appear to have no self-awareness or "inner life". In response, humanity sends the starship Theseus to
A biologist whose body is so heavily interfaced with the ship that he can "feel" the hull and "taste" radiation. Core Themes: Intelligence vs. Consciousness
To meet an alien intelligence, humanity sends a crew that is barely human themselves: