Paul Davies is Director of the Beyond Center
for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona
State University. His research spans
cosmology, astrobiology and theoretical physics.
He has made important contributions to
quantum field theory in curved spacetime,
with applications to inflationary cosmology
and black holes. He was among the first to
champion the possibility that microbial life
could be transferred between Mars and Earth
in impact ejecta. He also runs a major cancer
research program funded by the National
Cancer Institute. He is the author of 28
books, including most recently The Eerie Silence: Renewing Our Search
for Alien Intelligence.