Actual scientists (abetted by science-fiction authors who’ve spent imaginative time on such things) have tried to figure out how we’d communicate with an actual alien species that may rely on a different part of the electromagnetic spectrum for vision or a different frequency range for hearing (or even magnetism or electrical charges). We can be positive that we’d have no clue about facial expressions (if they even have faces) or body language. The consensus is that the one universal commonality of any race able to manage interstellar contact would be integers, and everything else would have to build upon that.
Godfreydaniel 3 days ago
Nice to see a bit of whimsy while evil politicians ( and their kleptocrat owners) are trying to cut us off at the knees (and above…..)
LawrenceS 3 days ago
“Stop inviting unwanted overlords to this planet – we have our own!”
a swino 3 days ago
TIL Alien overlords use phillips head
akachman Premium Member 3 days ago
No invite needed. Uninformed voters already gave us a real loser.
Radish... 3 days ago
Isn’t Elon enough for you?
kaffekup 3 days ago
I disagree. Alien overlords are our only hope of rescue.
I’ll make a deal with them: they can eat anyone wearing a red hat.
Richard S Russell Premium Member 3 days ago
Actual scientists (abetted by science-fiction authors who’ve spent imaginative time on such things) have tried to figure out how we’d communicate with an actual alien species that may rely on a different part of the electromagnetic spectrum for vision or a different frequency range for hearing (or even magnetism or electrical charges). We can be positive that we’d have no clue about facial expressions (if they even have faces) or body language. The consensus is that the one universal commonality of any race able to manage interstellar contact would be integers, and everything else would have to build upon that.