Scientists: Earth needs to prepare to face aliens now, before it's too late
A group of scientists at the University of St Andrews in Scotland are planning to put together a plan of what to do if we encounter aliens here on Earth, and with the help of experts from around the world, they will compile robust protocols and treaties, as well as assess any evidence of intelligent civilizations.
According to the British newspaper, “Daily Mail”, the scientists’ preparatory work will take place at a new research center at the university, dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).
“Science fiction is full of explorations of the impact on human society after life or intelligence has been discovered and even recognized elsewhere,” said Dr. John Elliott, computer scientist and coordinator of the SETI Post-Detection Hub. “But we need to go beyond thinking about the impact on humanity. ”
"We need to coordinate our expert knowledge, not only to assess the evidence, but also to look at the human social response as our understanding progresses and what we know and what we don't know is communicated," he added.
He continued, "Scanning signals from a supposed extraterrestrial origin for language structures and associating meaning is a complex, time-consuming process during which our knowledge is developed in many steps as we learn" Extraterrestrial.
The group feels that limited attention has been paid to the consequences for society if alien intelligence is discovered, and while the United Nations has operations and entities set up to address the threat of asteroid collisions, there is nothing comparable to extraterrestrial life.
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