Episode 40 - Extraterrestrial Languages
Oct 16, 2019•55 min
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Episode description
Released: 16 October 2019
Duration: 54 minutes, 51 seconds
Interstellar Languages is a forthcoming book about the human quest to craft messages that can be understood across interstellar distances. We may want to tell ET about ourselves, or it may be help ET send message to us that we will know how to interpret.
Daniel Oberhaus is a staff writer at Wired Magazine, where he covers space and energy. His first book, Extraterrestrial Languages, will be released by MIT Press on October 22, 2019.For more information, please visit wowsignalpodcast.com
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LinksMIT Press Page for Interstellar Languages
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CreditsHost and Producer: Paul Carr
Co-Host: Daniela DiPaulis
Music: DJ Spooky, Jason Robinson, George Hrab
Announcer: Erin Carr
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