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| Could we be immersed in a large alien civilization without being aware of it? |
Dec
16, 2003, 16:37:
Beatriz Gato-Rivera, CSIC, Spain: Do mountain gorillas know that their civilization is embedded in a larger civilization corresponding to a much more evolved and intelligent species than themselves? Do they know that they are a protected species inhabitating a natural reserve in a country inside the African continent of planet Earth? The answer to these questions is certainly no .... In the same way, the human civilization of planet Earth could be immersed in a much larger civilization unknowingly, corresponding to much more evolved and intelligent species than ourselves. After all, the sun is only a young star among thousands of millions ... and the possible existence of such advanced civilizations is only a question of biological evolution .... The answer to the usual remark "if there are advanced extraterrestrials around, why they do not contact us openly and socially and teach us their science and technology?" seems obvious. Would any country in this planet send an social delegation to the mountain gorilla territory to introduce themselves openly and socially to the gorilla authorities? Would they shake hands, make agreements and exchange signatures with the dominant males? Brane Worlds, the Subanthropic Principle, and the Undectectability Conjecture [PDF]
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| NY Times: Offloading Your Memories |
Dec
16, 2003, 14:52:
In the past year, a handful of separate research projects have surfaced, all sharing the same goal: offloading our memories to machines .... In effect, what Bell and others are creating is TiVo for real life. Whatever flows through your perceptual systems can be rewound and queued up for viewing at a later date .... If these personal archives do become commonplace, the outcome, after decades of dark prophecies about the end of privacy, will be a curious one: you will turn out to be the one recording your every move, not the National Security Agency or Equifax or John Ashcroft -- a surveillance society of one. We have met Big Brother, and he is us. [Full article requires registration to access]
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