Tag Archives: Contact

#31 – Alien Artifacts and Alien Contact

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Alex R. Howe

Stories about the discovery of mysterious alien artifacts, and the similar challenges of first contact, became prominent in the 70s and 80s. Some of them we have discussed before, but many are new. In this episode, we see an overview … Continue reading →

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Happy Pi Day

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Alex R. Howe

Celebrate by eating pie. Preferably at 1:59 and 26 seconds. Or memorizing digits of pi. Or reading science fiction because it’s also Einstein’s birthday. I recommend Contact because it involves both Einstein-Rosen bridges (wormholes) and pi!

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