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Why I believe we ought to build a spacefaring civilisation
The successful launch of the Falcon Heavy is a milestone, and it has raised again the important question: should we humans try to create a spacefaring civilisation, even if we could? This is a philosophical question, and answers to … Continue reading
Would E.Ts try to kill us off? (Nope. They’d be deterred.)
There has been some debate in the sciencey & science fictionish circles about whether searching for and contacting extra-terrestrial aliens is really such a great idea. No less a luminary than Stephen Hawking recently warned the humanity about the possible dangers … Continue reading
Posted in Notes in process, SETI, Aliens & Space
Tagged Deterrence, Research, SciFi, SETI, Space travel
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