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Replying to alien contact would be madness on a galactic scale

5 mins | Oct 1, 2019
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If asked what humanity should do if aliens make contact, your response would be? A. Let scientists decide, B. Politicians can handle this one, C. Ignore. Overwhelmingly the response is to reply, but have we really thought it through? Asks Anjana Ahuja in the Financial Times.

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