Space Policy Edition: The Geopolitics of a Successful SETI Detection
Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
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The Consequences for Individuals
"It'll have a big impact on intellectual history of Earth, right? It'll be a watershed moment. But it won't change day to day life," he says. "We do have to be cognizant of the world we live in when you do something really big that people really care about" The scientists themselves will also become the focus of a lot of stuff, irrational stuff,. You know, they'll probably be targeted for harassment.
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