Wow, such a cool story and a great lesson in choosing to think about things differently. It really makes me want to study Sagan’s life more closely.
How would we know whether there is life on Earth? This bold experiment found out
Submitted 1 year ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to astronomy@mander.xyz
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03230-z
rwtwm@kbin.social 1 year ago
That's a great piece. Thanks for sharing.
The fact that most of our signals for extra-terrestrial life are based on life on earth has always made me concerned we'd miss something. This has made me reconsider a little. We would miss life unlike earth's with our approach, but without an analogy like this to draw on, how could we know?