Taking a break from politics to scan the horizons of science, remembering there's good and bad out there...
See a well-balanced and cogent article in SEED Magazine about the "METI imbroglio"... or whether we should allow a few fervent believers shout into the cosmos on all our behalf, based upon a narrow range of highly dubious assumptions. The fairminded essay cites yours truly, among others.
I’m also briefly interviewed about SETI at theScience and Reigion Today site.
For those teaching or taking courses on "contemporary issues"... See - hot off the presses -
Changing Minds: Arguments on Contemporary and Enduring Issues. (2009) My chapter is on the future of surveillance.
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