This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast · Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media
What Do Aliens Know Anyway?
·2 hr 15 min·7 clips
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A skeptical take on why alien communication may be harder than it sounds.
The episode turns a blunt question about aliens into a wider problem: how does anyone decode a mind that does not already think like theirs? It moves from whales and dolphins to ancient written languages, then to the cautious hope that AI or machine learning might help where…
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When you want a smart check on alien-contact fantasies, this one gets practical fast.
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