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Rebecca Charbonneau, "Mixed Signals: Alien Communication Across the Iron Curtain" (Polity, 2024)

New Books in Science, Technology, and Society

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Cold War Signals: Science and the Search for Aliens

This chapter explores the collaboration between American and Soviet scientists in their pursuit of extraterrestrial intelligence during the Cold War. It examines the historical context of radio astronomy and SETI, emphasizing the ethical and sociocultural implications of communication in the search for alien life.

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