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"Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether
we are alone in the universe. If not, what does intelligent life look like? And
how would aliens communicate?
The possibility of extraterrestrial life is grounded in scientific evidence.
But the distances involved in travel between the stars are vast. If we do
contact aliens, it would likely be via long distance communication, with our
nearest neighbouring star being 4.4 light years away. Even being optimistic, it
would likely take more than ten years for any round-trip communication.
How could that work when we have no shared language? Well, consider how we can
engage with creatures here on Earth with minds quite alien to our own: bees.
Despite the vast differences in human and bee brains, both of us can do
mathematics. As we argue in a new paper published in the journal
Leonardo,
our thought experiment lends weight to the idea that mathematics may form the
basis for a “universal language,” which might one day be used to communicate
between the stars."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
