“Hollywood has preconditioned us to expect one of two types of alien contact, either a hostile invasion force or a benevolent ...

Humans have created countless inventions that shape our lives in amazing ways. Some are practical, some are revolutionary, and some are simply fascinating. But if aliens suddenly appeared, which ...

The first unmistakable signal from another intelligence would rank alongside fire and writing in the story of our species, ...

In this scenario, our first contact with aliens would be tragic. We should look for "loud shouts in the night".

There's the invasion by a warlike species, there's the highly evolved species trying to communicate with our primitive ...

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