What if Earth’s first microbes weren’t homegrown, but carefully planted by an ancient alien civilization? In this exploration of directed panspermia, we dive into one of science’s most fascinating questions: could intelligent beings seed lifeless planets with the building blocks of life?
Join us as we investigate the possibility that Earth itself might be a cosmic garden, and explore humanity’s potential role as future universe gardeners. Can we seed other planets with life, and should we?
To help me answer these questions, I reached out to Asher Soryl, who recently coauthored a paper with Anders Sandberg on directed panspermia. The paper is forthcoming in Acta Astronautica, and you can contact Asher to get an advance copy.