It’s hard to imagine any signal coming from space that would be
of no interest. Our modern definition of noise, as unwanted sound or signal, is a
relatively recent one—the word used to mean strife, and nausea. Is the new
meaning useful? Or does it encourage us to dismiss what we can’t interpret?

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Space Colonization and the Meaning of Life
Colonizing the galaxy is the highest good humanity could achieve.
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The Surprising Importance of Stratospheric Life
The science of bacteria in the atmosphere is getting its moment in the sun.