Biology of Contact
Motherboard meets up with Lynn Rothschild, an astrobiologist at NASA who is working to define life in space. Continue reading Biology of Contact
Category Archives: aliens
Twitter Has Made Our Alien Contact Protocols Obsolete
Social media will make an alien encounter much more complicated. Continue reading Twitter Has Made Our Alien Contact Protocols Obsolete
Aliens and Shower Sex Don’t Mix in the ‘Alien: Covenant’ Trailer
Billy Crudup is the captain! No Ripley—but there is someone who looks a lot like her! Continue reading Aliens and Shower Sex Don’t Mix in the ‘Alien: Covenant’ Trailer
Fly Over Mars and Into the Weekend
Like a majestic alien eagle. Continue reading Fly Over Mars and Into the Weekend
An Astrolinguist Explains How to Talk to Aliens
The president of METI International weighs in on the science and fiction of ‘Arrival.’ Continue reading An Astrolinguist Explains How to Talk to Aliens
The Author Behind ‘Arrival’, the Sci-Fi Movie of the Year
Ted Chiang is about to invade your mind. Continue reading The Author Behind ‘Arrival’, the Sci-Fi Movie of the Year
These Alien Planets Are the Stuff of Nightmares
One even looks like the Eye of Sauron. Continue reading These Alien Planets Are the Stuff of Nightmares
The Way We’ve Been Imagining Aliens Is All Wrong
Philip Ball says both science and fiction about aliens are low on imagination and accuracy. Continue reading The Way We’ve Been Imagining Aliens Is All Wrong
Who Needs a Sun? Alien Life Could Survive Off of Cosmic Rays
We might not need to look for a “Goldilocks” planet after all. Continue reading Who Needs a Sun? Alien Life Could Survive Off of Cosmic Rays
Even Clinton’s Aides Think She’s Wrong About Encryption
Crypto Clinton and her no good very bad infosec policies. Continue reading Even Clinton’s Aides Think She’s Wrong About Encryption