…consensus on the goal of METI and its possible consequences. As to why we don’t do this, I hear a lot of things. Most people from the METI side argue…
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SETI and Altruism: A Dialogue with Keith Cooper
…the stars: METI. I’ve expressed my own opposition to METI on many an occasion in these pages, and the discussion has always been robust and contentious, with the evidently minority…
The Goodness of the Universe
…extraterrrestrial intelligence (SETI), but to send messages (METI), broadcasting our existence, and hopefully, increase the chance that other advanced intelligences will communicate with us earlier, rather than later. One of…
The People’s Space Odyssey: 2010: The Year We Make Contact
I’ve never known anyone as passionate about science fiction movies as Larry Klaes. His features on films ranging from The Thing from Another World to 2014’s Interstellar have proven hugely…
Remote Observation: What Could ET See?
…by orders of magnitude, and more importantly, these signals we have been broadcasting unintentionally have been persistent and visible for centuries or millennia. This has ramifications for active SETI (METI)…
Closing Remarks at TVIW 2017
…as Ziarnick described, ended Project Orion and threatens our development of nuclear power options as a positive tool for exploration. Is METI likewise an ethical issue? Kelly Smith asks whether…
A Drake Equation for Alien Artifacts
…& Benford, J., 2014, Costs and Difficulties of large-scale METI, and the Need for International Debate on Potential Risks, JBIS 67:17-23. Borgue, O., & Hein, A., 2021, Near-Term Self-replicating Probes…
4. The Nature Of The Probe/Spear
Meaningless or Meaningful? The Multilevel Nature of the Probe/Spear Towards the end of Year 5 – The Calculation, MR and others learn of a “rescue ship” heading in the general…
1. Angst Science Fiction and Our Journey Begins
…in often meticulous detail with what were then considered science fiction topics such as flights to the Moon and mechanically powered submarines, regardless of their literary worth in every other…
The Ethics of Spreading Life in the Cosmos
…potentially habitable planets each year as a result of this expansion. These are long-term thoughts indeed. What the authors are saying is reminiscent in some ways of the SETI/METI debate….