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The Eschatian Hypothesis: Why Our First Contact From Aliens May Be Particularly Bleak, And Nothing Like The Movies

In this scenario, our first contact with aliens would be tragic. We should look for "loud shouts in the night".
Smithsonian Magazine

What Will Extraterrestrial Life Look Like?

Within the next 20 years, human beings could discover life on other planets. It was this startling prediction—and the subsequent realization that kids sitting in elementary school classrooms today ...

Aliens Are Talking to Each Other—And We Could Eavesdrop on Them, Scientists Say

Aliens might be transmitting communications signals to each other across exoplanets, some astronomers think. Since these signals are likely sent as narrowband radio waves, we may now have a way to ...
PC Gamer

Today I learned that the curvy lithography masks used by TSMC to make next-gen GPUs are 'alien', 'psychedelic' and look nothing like chip circuits

Computer chips are undoubtedly one the great wonders of the modern world, incredible feats of engineering. And just when you thought they couldn't get any more complex and intriguing, here comes ...