Should we try to talk to aliens? | The Royal Society

Is there human-like alien intelligence out there. Do they already know about us, and what are the risks of trying to make contact? professor Mike Garrett of SETI (The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) and Douglas Vakoch of METI (Messaging Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) answer these questions and more.

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