3 Body Problem: is the universe really a ‘dark forest’ full of hostile aliens in hiding?

We have joined a game which has been going on before our arrival, and the strategy that everyone has learned is to hide.

Tony Milligan, Research Fellow in the Philosophy of Ethics, Cosmological Visionaries project, King's College London • conversation
April 3, 2024 • ~7 min

UFOs: how astronomers are searching the sky for alien probes near Earth

Several scientific projects are aiming to investigate UFO sightings.

Beatriz Villarroel, Assistant professor of Physics, Stockholm University • conversation
Dec. 6, 2023 • ~7 min

UFOs: how Nasa plans to get to the bottom of unexplained sightings

The space agency hopes to get to the bottom of the many sightings being reported.

Christopher Pattison, Researcher at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth • conversation
Sept. 19, 2023 • ~6 min

How to prove you've discovered alien life – new research

Alien hunters should learn from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Sean McMahon, Chancellor's Fellow in Astrobiology, The University of Edinburgh • conversation
Sept. 11, 2023 • ~8 min

Have we really found the first samples from beyond the Solar System? The evidence is not convincing

Could spherical metallic fragments be from a nuclear test?

Monica Grady, Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University • conversation
Sept. 6, 2023 • ~8 min

What is most likely going on in Area 51? A national security historian explains why you won't find aliens there

You’re not allowed to visit the part of Nevada known as Area 51. That’s because it’s a top-secret government facility. But the secrecy has to do with spy planes, not space aliens.

Christopher Nichols, Professor of History, The Ohio State University • conversation
Aug. 14, 2023 • ~8 min

Whistleblower calls for government transparency as Congress digs for the truth about UFOs

All who testified before a congressional subcommittee claimed that UFOs pose a threat to national security, though there’s still no public evidence that UFOs are extraterrestrial.

Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona • conversation
July 27, 2023 • ~9 min

First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don't learn from history

Three Indigenous studies scholars draw from colonial histories and explain why listening for alien life can have ethical ramifications.

William Lempert, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Bowdoin College • conversation
July 19, 2023 • ~11 min

Why people tend to believe UFOs are extraterrestrial

While UFO videos might seem compelling, they’re rarely backed up with evidence. A sociologist explains why claims of alien life gain traction through both social and mass media every few years.

Barry Markovsky, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of South Carolina • conversation
July 17, 2023 • ~9 min

What would aliens learn if they observed the Earth? Our study provides an answer

The accumulated radio emission from mobile phones on Earth is beginning to become quite significant.

Michael Garrett, Sir Bernard Lovell chair of Astrophysics and Director of Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, University of Manchester • conversation
May 15, 2023 • ~8 min

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