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  1. Black Swan 1: A First Contact Thriller "A comet from another solar system. A conspiracy at the highest levels" Sale: $19.95 to $0.99 by Bobby Akart Rating: 4.4/5 (1,137 Reviews) #scifi #thriller #disaster #alieninvasion #postapocalyptic #books #booksky #firstcontact #comet #conspiracy

    Black Swan 1: A First Contact ...

  2. Black Swan 1: A First Contact Thriller "A comet from another solar system. A conspiracy at the highest levels" Sale: $19.95 to $0.99 by Bobby Akart Rating: 4.4/5 (1,137 Reviews) #scifi #thriller #disaster #alieninvasion #postapocalyptic #books #booksky #firstcontact #comet #conspiracy

    Black Swan 1: A First Contact ...

  3. 20/
    4. Contact: A Novel by Carl Sagan, by Carl Sagan, 1985

    Though technically fiction, this masterpiece by the world's most famous planetary scientist is widely regarded as the most scientifically grounded, philosophically profound exploration of the political, religious, and social fallout of receiving a genuine radio signal from deep space.

    #books
    #fiction
    #astrobiology
    #FirstContact

  4. 20/
    4. Contact: A Novel by Carl Sagan, by Carl Sagan, 1985

    Though technically fiction, this masterpiece by the world's most famous planetary scientist is widely regarded as the most scientifically grounded, philosophically profound exploration of the political, religious, and social fallout of receiving a genuine radio signal from deep space.

    #books
    #fiction
    #astrobiology
    #FirstContact

  5. 17/
    Further reading:

    1. The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal About Aliens—and Ourselves by Arik Kershenbaum, 2020

    Applying the universal laws of evolutionary biology to the cosmos, this book brilliantly argues that because natural selection dictates form and function, alien life-forms will inevitably move, breathe, and communicate in ways strikingly similar to Earth's animals.

    #books
    #astrobiology
    #extraterrestials
    #aliens
    #FirstContact
    #EvolutionaryBiology

  6. 17/
    Further reading:

    1. The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal About Aliens—and Ourselves by Arik Kershenbaum, 2020

    Applying the universal laws of evolutionary biology to the cosmos, this book brilliantly argues that because natural selection dictates form and function, alien life-forms will inevitably move, breathe, and communicate in ways strikingly similar to Earth's animals.

    #books
    #astrobiology
    #extraterrestials
    #aliens
    #FirstContact
    #EvolutionaryBiology

  7. 16/
    Sources:

    Intelligent Life in the Universe by Shklovski & Carl Sagan, 1968

    Take Me to Your Leader by Neil deGrasse Tyson, 2026

    #books
    #astrobiology
    #extraterrestials
    #aliens
    #FirstContact

  8. 16/
    Sources:

    Intelligent Life in the Universe by Shklovski & Carl Sagan, 1968

    Take Me to Your Leader by Neil deGrasse Tyson, 2026

    #books
    #astrobiology
    #extraterrestials
    #aliens
    #FirstContact

  9. 15/
    The aliens would view us the exact same way human biologists view a colony of ants or a pack of baboons. They would write something like:

    "Subject Swift exhibited a high-frequency acoustic vocalization, which immediately triggered a synchronized, rhythmic physical response across 70,000 nearby conspecifics."

    #FirstContact
    #TaylorSwift
    #aliens

  10. 15/
    The aliens would view us the exact same way human biologists view a colony of ants or a pack of baboons. They would write something like:

    "Subject Swift exhibited a high-frequency acoustic vocalization, which immediately triggered a synchronized, rhythmic physical response across 70,000 nearby conspecifics."

    #FirstContact
    #TaylorSwift
    #aliens

  11. 14/
    An alien intelligence wouldn't look for our "representatives" based on our internal political theater; they would look for the largest, most potent expressions of our collective energy and information flow.

    If an advanced extraterrestrial intelligence were writing a scientific research paper about Earth, they wouldn't use words like "fans," "citizens," "voters," or "audiences." Those are human cultural constructs.

    #FirstContact
    #TaylorSwift
    #aliens

  12. 14/
    An alien intelligence wouldn't look for our "representatives" based on our internal political theater; they would look for the largest, most potent expressions of our collective energy and information flow.

    If an advanced extraterrestrial intelligence were writing a scientific research paper about Earth, they wouldn't use words like "fans," "citizens," "voters," or "audiences." Those are human cultural constructs.

    #FirstContact
    #TaylorSwift
    #aliens

  13. 13/
    But a single human being who can seamlessly command the synchronized emotional and physical attention of 70,000 screaming conspecifics in a stadium, while simultaneously shifting the economic metrics of entire nations just by moving from city to city? To an outside observer tracking energy outputs, cultural patterns, and mass behavioral synchronization, that is a fascinating planetary phenomenon. They would see her as a major node of human collective consciousness.
    #FirstContact
    #TaylorSwift

  14. 13/
    But a single human being who can seamlessly command the synchronized emotional and physical attention of 70,000 screaming conspecifics in a stadium, while simultaneously shifting the economic metrics of entire nations just by moving from city to city? To an outside observer tracking energy outputs, cultural patterns, and mass behavioral synchronization, that is a fascinating planetary phenomenon. They would see her as a major node of human collective consciousness.
    #FirstContact
    #TaylorSwift

  15. 12/
    Tyson's argument there is actually brilliant, classic cosmic humility. If an interstellar civilization arrived, why on Earth would they care about a prime minister, a president, or a general? Political borders are arbitrary lines drawn in the dirt by a single species on one tiny rock; they mean absolutely nothing to the physics of the universe.

    #FirstContact
    #TaylorSwift

  16. 12/
    Tyson's argument there is actually brilliant, classic cosmic humility. If an interstellar civilization arrived, why on Earth would they care about a prime minister, a president, or a general? Political borders are arbitrary lines drawn in the dirt by a single species on one tiny rock; they mean absolutely nothing to the physics of the universe.

    #FirstContact
    #TaylorSwift

  17. 11/
    If Neil deGrasse Tyson himself is explicitly using Swift to make a point about how an advanced intelligence would perceive human culture, then she isn't gossip anymore—she is a legitimate astrobiological case study.

    #FirstContact
    #TaylorSwift
    #AltText

  18. 11/
    If Neil deGrasse Tyson himself is explicitly using Swift to make a point about how an advanced intelligence would perceive human culture, then she isn't gossip anymore—she is a legitimate astrobiological case study.

    #FirstContact
    #TaylorSwift
    #AltText

  19. 10/
    In conclusion, the podcast asserts that this shattering of ego is the ultimate value of First Contact. It will force a profound humbling that could be the catalyst for unified human purpose. Paradoxically, finding out we are one of countless galactic civilizations might finally teach us how to cooperate as a species, end pointless conflict, and accept our responsibility for this single, unique biosphere we call home.

    youtu.be/yuQ-6VPypaE

    #FirstContact
    #astrobiology
    #extraterrestial

  20. 10/
    In conclusion, the podcast asserts that this shattering of ego is the ultimate value of First Contact. It will force a profound humbling that could be the catalyst for unified human purpose. Paradoxically, finding out we are one of countless galactic civilizations might finally teach us how to cooperate as a species, end pointless conflict, and accept our responsibility for this single, unique biosphere we call home.

    youtu.be/yuQ-6VPypaE

    #FirstContact
    #astrobiology
    #extraterrestial

  21. 9/
    The dialogue addresses the resulting "existential vertigo" that humanity will experience. For centuries, our species has operated under the implicit belief that we are, at worst, the most complex phenomenon in the universe, and at best, a divinely favored creation. First Contact demolishes this. We must adjust to the reality that we are not the apex of intelligence, nor are we central to the story of the cosmos.

    youtu.be/yuQ-6VPypaE

    #FirstContact
    #astrobiology
    #extraterrestial

  22. 9/
    The dialogue addresses the resulting "existential vertigo" that humanity will experience. For centuries, our species has operated under the implicit belief that we are, at worst, the most complex phenomenon in the universe, and at best, a divinely favored creation. First Contact demolishes this. We must adjust to the reality that we are not the apex of intelligence, nor are we central to the story of the cosmos.

    youtu.be/yuQ-6VPypaE

    #FirstContact
    #astrobiology
    #extraterrestial

  23. 8/
    A core idea is the "Anthropomorphism Trap." The speaker cautions against projecting human motivations—curiosity, aggression, altruism, or empathy—onto an alien consciousness. Their minds, logic, and societal values will be truly alien, formed under different suns, different physical constraints, and different pressures. This fundamental otherness is perhaps the hardest concept for human science to integrate.

    youtu.be/yuQ-6VPypaE

    #FirstContact
    #astrobiology
    #anthropomorphism
    #aliens

  24. 8/
    A core idea is the "Anthropomorphism Trap." The speaker cautions against projecting human motivations—curiosity, aggression, altruism, or empathy—onto an alien consciousness. Their minds, logic, and societal values will be truly alien, formed under different suns, different physical constraints, and different pressures. This fundamental otherness is perhaps the hardest concept for human science to integrate.

    youtu.be/yuQ-6VPypaE

    #FirstContact
    #astrobiology
    #anthropomorphism
    #aliens

  25. 7/
    The text discusses the likely physical manifestation of the contact. Rather than manned ships, it suggests we will first detect a robotic or digital probe, an object of immense technological subtlety, or perhaps even just an abstract, information-dense signal. This is because non-biological intelligences (AI, or post-biological entities) are vastly more likely to survive the timelines of interstellar travel. The "entity" we meet may not have a body.

    youtu.be/yuQ-6VPypaE

    #FirstContact

  26. 7/
    The text discusses the likely physical manifestation of the contact. Rather than manned ships, it suggests we will first detect a robotic or digital probe, an object of immense technological subtlety, or perhaps even just an abstract, information-dense signal. This is because non-biological intelligences (AI, or post-biological entities) are vastly more likely to survive the timelines of interstellar travel. The "entity" we meet may not have a body.

    youtu.be/yuQ-6VPypaE

    #FirstContact

  27. 6/
    The speaker elaborates that First Contact will expose the narrowness of human understanding. Just as our senses limit our perception of the electromagnetic spectrum, our current logic, mathematics, and science may only represent a superficial view of reality. The intelligence we meet may perceive and manipulate additional dimensions, or base their existence on physical laws and concepts that the human brain is physiologically incapable of grasping.

    youtu.be/yuQ-6VPypaE

    #FirstContact

  28. 6/
    The speaker elaborates that First Contact will expose the narrowness of human understanding. Just as our senses limit our perception of the electromagnetic spectrum, our current logic, mathematics, and science may only represent a superficial view of reality. The intelligence we meet may perceive and manipulate additional dimensions, or base their existence on physical laws and concepts that the human brain is physiologically incapable of grasping.

    youtu.be/yuQ-6VPypaE

    #FirstContact

  29. 3/
    This asymmetry in age implies an absolute asymmetry in capability. The podcast stresses that we must discard fantasies of human ingenuity prevailing against an ancient ETI. Any interaction will not be between two equal peers, but between an unimaginably advanced intelligence and humanity, which will likely be perceived as an interesting, but primitive, biological phenomenon. The concept of human "agency" in this interaction is minimized.

    youtu.be/yuQ-6VPypaE

    #FirstContact
    #astrobiology

  30. 3/
    This asymmetry in age implies an absolute asymmetry in capability. The podcast stresses that we must discard fantasies of human ingenuity prevailing against an ancient ETI. Any interaction will not be between two equal peers, but between an unimaginably advanced intelligence and humanity, which will likely be perceived as an interesting, but primitive, biological phenomenon. The concept of human "agency" in this interaction is minimized.

    youtu.be/yuQ-6VPypaE

    #FirstContact
    #astrobiology

  31. 2/
    The conversation quickly pivots to the sheer scale of time and technology. A central argument is that the universe is ancient—over 13 billion years old. Since humanity is only a few thousand years into written history, any extraterrestrial civilization that we detect (or which detects us) will likely have had millions, or even billions, of additional years to develop. This vast time gap is the source of the coming sudden, rude awakening.

    youtu.be/yuQ-6VPypaE

    #FirstContact
    #astrobiology

  32. 2/
    The conversation quickly pivots to the sheer scale of time and technology. A central argument is that the universe is ancient—over 13 billion years old. Since humanity is only a few thousand years into written history, any extraterrestrial civilization that we detect (or which detects us) will likely have had millions, or even billions, of additional years to develop. This vast time gap is the source of the coming sudden, rude awakening.

    youtu.be/yuQ-6VPypaE

    #FirstContact
    #astrobiology

  33. FIRST CONTACT

    The podcast begins by defining "First Contact" not as a single event, but as the moment humanity irrevocably accepts the existence of another technological consciousness in the cosmos. It notes that this single piece of data—the knowledge that "we are not alone"—will immediately and permanently alter all existing paradigms of human philosophy, science, and religion. It serves as the ultimate reality check for an isolated civilization.

    youtu.be/yuQ-6VPypaE

    #FirstContact

  34. FIRST CONTACT

    The podcast begins by defining "First Contact" not as a single event, but as the moment humanity irrevocably accepts the existence of another technological consciousness in the cosmos. It notes that this single piece of data—the knowledge that "we are not alone"—will immediately and permanently alter all existing paradigms of human philosophy, science, and religion. It serves as the ultimate reality check for an isolated civilization.

    youtu.be/yuQ-6VPypaE

    #FirstContact

  35. The Fallen Ship: Rise of the Gia Rebellion "If I could be half the person my dog is, I’d be twice the human I am" Sale: $5.99 to FREE by Mark W. McGinnis, Kim McGinnis 4.4/5 (2,513 Reviews) #scifi #space #military #alien #invasion #firstcontact #spaceopera #booksky #books #humor #adventure #free

    The Fallen Ship: Rise of the G...

  36. The Fallen Ship: Rise of the Gia Rebellion "If I could be half the person my dog is, I’d be twice the human I am" Sale: $5.99 to FREE by Mark W. McGinnis, Kim McGinnis 4.4/5 (2,513 Reviews) #scifi #space #military #alien #invasion #firstcontact #spaceopera #booksky #books #humor #adventure #free

    The Fallen Ship: Rise of the G...

  37. The Echo "The James Webb Space Telescope has detected a strange optical signal coming from globular cluster NGC 1851" Sale: $14.99 to $0.99 by C.R. Wahl Rating: 4.3/5 (1,014 Reviews) #scifi #sciencefiction #hardscifi #adventure #thriller #booksky #books #aliens #firstcontact

    The Echo

  38. The Echo "The James Webb Space Telescope has detected a strange optical signal coming from globular cluster NGC 1851" Sale: $14.99 to $0.99 by C.R. Wahl Rating: 4.3/5 (1,014 Reviews) #scifi #sciencefiction #hardscifi #adventure #thriller #booksky #books #aliens #firstcontact

    The Echo

  39. A luminous goddess crowns the sacred mountain as rainbow bridges arc across the threshold between worlds, each portal-eye blazing cyan fire into the infinite blue. Heaven descends as craft pierce the veil and the earth herself becomes an altar of living light.
    silverlenz.carrd.co
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    #SacredMountain #CosmicPortal #RainbowBridge #DivineFeminine #FirstContact

  40. I've finished: What We Are Seeking by Cameron Reed

    This is a first contact novel in multiple forms.

    There is very interesting alien biology and sentience to study and one of the main characters is a translator.

    But there are also a number of human cultures that have been shaped by different environments and most of the novel observes them from an outsiders point of view.

    This is a very anthropological novel in the vain of Le Guin. As a queer man from a poly-amorous matriarchal culture observes a monogamous patriarchal culture.

    In the end this novel is about the freedom to become your true self. It is not utopian, there are downsides, but it is unrelenting in it's respect of consent.

    I highly reccomend listening to the Wizards Vs. Lesbians bonus episode on What We Are Seeking ofr an in depth discussion of the novel.

    wizlez.libsyn.com/bonus-what-w

    @bookstodon @audiofiction #ScienceFiction #lgbtqia #FirstContact #bookstodon #amReading #AudioBooks

  41. I've finished: What We Are Seeking by Cameron Reed

    This is a first contact novel in multiple forms.

    There is very interesting alien biology and sentience to study and one of the main characters is a translator.

    But there are also a number of human cultures that have been shaped by different environments and most of the novel observes them from an outsiders point of view.

    This is a very anthropological novel in the vain of Le Guin. As a queer man from a poly-amorous matriarchal culture observes a monogamous patriarchal culture.

    In the end this novel is about the freedom to become your true self. It is not utopian, there are downsides, but it is unrelenting in it's respect of consent.

    I highly reccomend listening to the Wizards Vs. Lesbians bonus episode on What We Are Seeking ofr an in depth discussion of the novel.

    wizlez.libsyn.com/bonus-what-w

    @bookstodon @audiofiction #ScienceFiction #lgbtqia #FirstContact #bookstodon #amReading #AudioBooks

  42. Have We Met?

    Humanity can meet new beings in any campaign. This is especially true for those that take place in the future. The characters, in particular, will encounter those they have never met before. These campaigns will be known as first contact campaigns. How does everyone encounter each other? Is the contact friendly or hostile? Does is come as a surprise?

    Hello, Stranger

    The method for tracking first contact will use a stratified path. This applies if the society has had prior first contacts. If this is the original first contact, there will be no protocols. There won’t be rules telling everyone who to talk to, what to say, or how to dress. In some cases, the midshipman can address the President. The language used can be more suitable for an after-dinner game than for first contact. Yet, in more refined situations, the ship captain addresses a formal representative. A proper delegate also does this. They would use well-rehearsed speeches. A great example for how not to first contact would be in the Star Trek series Enterprise. In that series, none of the crew was trained in foreign relations. Even the highly experienced Vulcan lacked training, especially with first contact protocols. The Federation was so new that they have been in the same place themselves. Contrast this with the way things are in Star Trek Next Generation. At that point, the Federation has so many first contacts that there is a protocol for everything. In the episode First Contact, we are shown how first contact is handled. There is some response to every question and issue that is brought up regardless of which side brings it up.

    Contact, Where?

    The place where the contact is made can show a problem. Imagine meeting for the first time someone who is important on a park bench. How about that same person being met in a crowded stadium? Would a reception hall be appropriate? Each of these places would work for a first contact. Yet only a formal setting seems appropriate. The belief for the bench is that nothing is official or formal. That will make it completely changeable. The same will be said for every other place except for the formal setting. In a formal setting, it is believed that everyone is an official from their respective society. They also use proper language. They are making a final document.

    Permanent?

    Will the meeting set up permanent relations? What happens if one side desires to get out? Are there going to be any repercussions? If the meeting creates anything permanent, it will depend on the public profile of each society’s members. How well known and public they will be a deciding factor. If either side attempts to stay hidden from the other, then the first contact be canceled out if desired. If both sides are well known by the general public, then the first contact will be well viewed. It will also be analyzed.

    Desires

    The results of the first contact will intend to be friendly. This will not always be the case. No two groups will always agree on everything. What happens when there is a disagreement? There will be times when two or more societies cannot settle their disagreements. They enter into some form of nonviolent hostilities, which is basically a cold war. While this cold war approach has many possibilities for TTRPGs, it has many problems for the societies that make them. Another possible outcome would be that they can never agree on anything and go fully into some declared war.

    Entities?

    Most of the greatest stories will involve major governments. These also involve corporations having first contact with an unknown entity. Must this always be the case? Are there any ways that smaller groups or individuals can have their own first contact? Would it be possible for a situation where one side is greatly powerful and the other is relatively weaker? Essentially, every time that you make the first meeting with someone new, that will be a first contact. You do not need to go through any established protocols. This is true unless you are acting on behalf of some other agency. The comparative size of each party will not matter. What matters will be what each side brings to the table. If the smaller party has something that the larger party must have, then their relative size will be equivalent.

    The process of first contact is something that is often discussed in many stories as some form of complication. The actual dealings of first contact can be troublesome in its proper course. Nevertheless, it does not have to be what is described in fiction. Those protocol-filled meetings will take center stage. That is not the only manner they must take. The most common first contact occurs when one business opens a dialog with another business. Alternatively, it involves an individual making contact with a stranger. These smaller first contacts will not make major headlines. They won’t create great stories. Nonetheless, they will be much more important for the characters and campaign in the long run. They will then set the stage for exciting stories the players will want to tell for years to come.

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  43. Have We Met?

    Humanity can meet new beings in any campaign. This is especially true for those that take place in the future. The characters, in particular, will encounter those they have never met before. These campaigns will be known as first contact campaigns. How does everyone encounter each other? Is the contact friendly or hostile? Does is come as a surprise?

    Hello, Stranger

    The method for tracking first contact will use a stratified path. This applies if the society has had prior first contacts. If this is the original first contact, there will be no protocols. There won’t be rules telling everyone who to talk to, what to say, or how to dress. In some cases, the midshipman can address the President. The language used can be more suitable for an after-dinner game than for first contact. Yet, in more refined situations, the ship captain addresses a formal representative. A proper delegate also does this. They would use well-rehearsed speeches. A great example for how not to first contact would be in the Star Trek series Enterprise. In that series, none of the crew was trained in foreign relations. Even the highly experienced Vulcan lacked training, especially with first contact protocols. The Federation was so new that they have been in the same place themselves. Contrast this with the way things are in Star Trek Next Generation. At that point, the Federation has so many first contacts that there is a protocol for everything. In the episode First Contact, we are shown how first contact is handled. There is some response to every question and issue that is brought up regardless of which side brings it up.

    Contact, Where?

    The place where the contact is made can show a problem. Imagine meeting for the first time someone who is important on a park bench. How about that same person being met in a crowded stadium? Would a reception hall be appropriate? Each of these places would work for a first contact. Yet only a formal setting seems appropriate. The belief for the bench is that nothing is official or formal. That will make it completely changeable. The same will be said for every other place except for the formal setting. In a formal setting, it is believed that everyone is an official from their respective society. They also use proper language. They are making a final document.

    Permanent?

    Will the meeting set up permanent relations? What happens if one side desires to get out? Are there going to be any repercussions? If the meeting creates anything permanent, it will depend on the public profile of each society’s members. How well known and public they will be a deciding factor. If either side attempts to stay hidden from the other, then the first contact be canceled out if desired. If both sides are well known by the general public, then the first contact will be well viewed. It will also be analyzed.

    Desires

    The results of the first contact will intend to be friendly. This will not always be the case. No two groups will always agree on everything. What happens when there is a disagreement? There will be times when two or more societies cannot settle their disagreements. They enter into some form of nonviolent hostilities, which is basically a cold war. While this cold war approach has many possibilities for TTRPGs, it has many problems for the societies that make them. Another possible outcome would be that they can never agree on anything and go fully into some declared war.

    Entities?

    Most of the greatest stories will involve major governments. These also involve corporations having first contact with an unknown entity. Must this always be the case? Are there any ways that smaller groups or individuals can have their own first contact? Would it be possible for a situation where one side is greatly powerful and the other is relatively weaker? Essentially, every time that you make the first meeting with someone new, that will be a first contact. You do not need to go through any established protocols. This is true unless you are acting on behalf of some other agency. The comparative size of each party will not matter. What matters will be what each side brings to the table. If the smaller party has something that the larger party must have, then their relative size will be equivalent.

    The process of first contact is something that is often discussed in many stories as some form of complication. The actual dealings of first contact can be troublesome in its proper course. Nevertheless, it does not have to be what is described in fiction. Those protocol-filled meetings will take center stage. That is not the only manner they must take. The most common first contact occurs when one business opens a dialog with another business. Alternatively, it involves an individual making contact with a stranger. These smaller first contacts will not make major headlines. They won’t create great stories. Nonetheless, they will be much more important for the characters and campaign in the long run. They will then set the stage for exciting stories the players will want to tell for years to come.

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  44. Dragon's Egg: A Novel (Del Rey Impact) "In a moving story of sacrifice and triumph, human scientists establish a relationship with intelligent lifeforms" Sale: $10 to $1.99 by Robert L. Forward Rating: 4.4/5 (2,355 Reviews) #SciFi #FirstContact #Books #Reading #Space #Aliens #Books #BookSky

    Dragon's Egg: A Novel (Del Rey...

  45. Dragon's Egg: A Novel (Del Rey Impact) "In a moving story of sacrifice and triumph, human scientists establish a relationship with intelligent lifeforms" Sale: $10 to $1.99 by Robert L. Forward Rating: 4.4/5 (2,355 Reviews) #SciFi #FirstContact #Books #Reading #Space #Aliens #Books #BookSky

    Dragon's Egg: A Novel (Del Rey...

  46. 2063. Nach dem 3. Weltkrieg liegt die Welt in Trümmern.

    Die Menschheit schwört: Nie wieder. Aber der Weg dahin — Kooperation oder Kontrolle — ist alles andere als klar. Die Antwort entscheidet über Tyrannei oder Demokratie.

    Meine erste Star Trek Fan Fiction. Teil 1 ist draußen. Bin auf euer Fedback gespannt.

    🖖 rollingsohn.substack.com/p/die

    #StarTrek #FanFiction #FirstContact

  47. 2063. Nach dem 3. Weltkrieg liegt die Welt in Trümmern.

    Die Menschheit schwört: Nie wieder. Aber der Weg dahin — Kooperation oder Kontrolle — ist alles andere als klar. Die Antwort entscheidet über Tyrannei oder Demokratie.

    Meine erste Star Trek Fan Fiction. Teil 1 ist draußen. Bin auf euer Fedback gespannt.

    🖖 rollingsohn.substack.com/p/die

    #StarTrek #FanFiction #FirstContact

  48. The previous post was the closing post on the my essay about the working of consciousness, this one’s foreshadowing the alien variety:

    jetse.substack.com/p/the-three

    #alien #consciousness #sciencefiction #firstcontact

  49. #eukaryotic cells and the proto-ancient Halls Of #Asgard and #FirstContact

    *The Conversation* has an interesting read about how #Stromatolites may demonstrate a mechanism for the evolution of Eucaryotic cells like those that make up you or possibly me.[1][2]

    theconversation.com/first-cont

    cell.com/current-biology/fullt

    The First Contact is actually literal.
    Perhaps it's "First" and perhaps that's just __enthusiastic titling__ :)

    #Evolution is a thing.
    So are Stromatolites::

    sharkbay.org/publications/fact

    "" Nerearchaeum marumarumayae. The species name – marumarumayae – is derived from the Aboriginal language of the Malgana people, meaning “ancient home”, a reference to stromatolites being of ancient origin in Earth’s history. ""

    [1] For NON AI versions of consciousness.
    [2] I checked Tea and Chilli are Eucaryotic so ... Me too.
    bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves

    #Biology #Science #Gathaagudu #SharkBay #Bermuda #EarthsLivingRocks

  50. #eukaryotic cells and the proto-ancient Halls Of #Asgard and #FirstContact

    *The Conversation* has an interesting read about how #Stromatolites may demonstrate a mechanism for the evolution of Eucaryotic cells like those that make up you or possibly me.[1][2]

    theconversation.com/first-cont

    cell.com/current-biology/fullt

    The First Contact is actually literal.
    Perhaps it's "First" and perhaps that's just __enthusiastic titling__ :)

    #Evolution is a thing.
    So are Stromatolites::

    sharkbay.org/publications/fact

    "" Nerearchaeum marumarumayae. The species name – marumarumayae – is derived from the Aboriginal language of the Malgana people, meaning “ancient home”, a reference to stromatolites being of ancient origin in Earth’s history. ""

    [1] For NON AI versions of consciousness.
    [2] I checked Tea and Chilli are Eucaryotic so ... Me too.
    bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves

    #Biology #Science #Gathaagudu #SharkBay #Bermuda #EarthsLivingRocks

  51. Oh yeah, before it's too late (it's 11 PM here) ...

    Happy First Contact Day!

    #StarTrek #FirstContact

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