Listen: Why most of your ideas about aliens are probably wrong

The milky way above Voyageurs.
The Milky Way galaxy is visible from just outside Voyageurs National Park in Crane Lake on Aug. 8. The park's isolation allows for superb stargazing, giving visitors the opportunity to see shooting stars, planets and auroras on a clear night. Monday, Aug. 8, 2016.
Evan Frost | MPR News

Hollywood, conspiracy theorists and fiction writers have all had their take on aliens and extra-terrestrial life. But are those depictions just a reflection of what we know about ourselves?

And what do scientists say about what life on other planets might look like?

MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with Jim Al-Khalili, the editor of "Aliens: the World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life" for the latest science on the quest for life off planet earth.

Use the audio player above to hear the full segment.

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