Free book from NASA

The Old Man · 07-10-2014, 07:53 AM

Archaeology, Anthropology and Interstellar Communications by Douglas A. Vakoch. Mobi, epub of PDF download.

http://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/a...l#.U75-aEqmXJg

Addressing a field that has been dominated by astronomers, physicists, engineers, and computer scientists, the contributors to this collection raise questions that may have been overlooked by physical scientists about the ease of establishing meaningful communication with an extraterrestrial intelligence. These scholars are grappling with some of the enormous challenges that will face humanity if an information-rich signal emanating from another world is detected. By drawing on issues at the core of contemporary archaeology and anthropology, we can be much better prepared for contact with an extraterrestrial civilization, should that day ever come.

DiapDealer · 07-10-2014, 07:55 AM

Stanislaw Lem wrote that book a long time ago.

tubemonkey · 07-10-2014, 08:03 AM

First contact should go along these lines:

"How! me greet you in peace. If you give 'em me black liquid and shiny gold rocks, me not kill you."

HarryT · 07-10-2014, 08:26 AM

Moved to the "Deals and Resources" forum. This is not "News".

GtrsRGr8 · 07-10-2014, 08:20 PM

That may not be "news," but NASA offers a lot of other free ebooks. See some, if not all, of them at http://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/index.html.

That link was posted before, on MR, on 10/19/12, at https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...highlight=nasa, but the "news" is that there have been at least 5 books posted at their site since.

You might have to have an advanced degree in rocket science to understand some of them. Unfortunately for me, I'm a brain surgeon, not a rocket scientist.

07-10-2014, 07:53 AM	#1
The Old Man Fanatic Posts: 546 Karma: 1337413 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Keene, New Hampshire Device: iPad Mini	Free book from NASA *Archaeology, Anthropology and Interstellar Communications* by Douglas A. Vakoch. Mobi, epub of PDF download. http://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/a...l#.U75-aEqmXJg Addressing a field that has been dominated by astronomers, physicists, engineers, and computer scientists, the contributors to this collection raise questions that may have been overlooked by physical scientists about the ease of establishing meaningful communication with an extraterrestrial intelligence. These scholars are grappling with some of the enormous challenges that will face humanity if an information-rich signal emanating from another world is detected. By drawing on issues at the core of contemporary archaeology and anthropology, we can be much better prepared for contact with an extraterrestrial civilization, should that day ever come.

07-10-2014, 08:20 PM	#5
GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	That may not be "news," but NASA offers a lot of other free ebooks. See some, if not all, of them at http://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/index.html. That link was posted before, on MR, on 10/19/12, at https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...highlight=nasa, but the "news" is that there have been at least 5 books posted at their site since. You might have to have an advanced degree in rocket science to understand some of them. Unfortunately for me, I'm a brain surgeon, not a rocket scientist. Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 07-11-2014 at 11:30 PM.

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07-10-2014, 07:55 AM	#2
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,569 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Stanislaw Lem wrote that book a long time ago.

07-10-2014, 08:03 AM	#3
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,762 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	First contact should go along these lines: "How! me greet you in peace. If you give 'em me black liquid and shiny gold rocks, me not kill you."

07-10-2014, 08:26 AM	#4
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