How Much Would You Bet That Aliens Exist?

If you're so sure that aliens exist, one scientist wants you to bet on it.

Jacob Haqq-Misra, a research scientist with the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, submitted a proposal last week to sell bonds that would only pay out when Earthlings prove the existence of extraterrestrial life.

According to the proposal, submitted to The Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, funds raised from the bonds would go toward the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, also known as SETI. Haqq-Misra suggests that the bonds could raise millions of dollars. Read more...