David Delgado Shorter

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UFOs usually have non-extraterrestrial origins, but many have urged the government to be more transparent about UFO data. Westend61/Westend61 via Getty Images

Are we alone in the universe? 4 essential reads on potential contact with aliens

Mary Magnuson, The Conversation

Whistleblower allegations that the government possesses UFOs may not be backed up by public physical evidence, but some argue that listening for extraterrestrial life is the first phase of contact.
SETI has been listening for markers that may indicate alien life – but is doing so ethical? Donald Giannati via Unsplash

First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don’t learn from history

David Delgado Shorter, University of California, Los Angeles; Kim TallBear, University of Minnesota, and William Lempert, Bowdoin College

Three Indigenous studies scholars draw from colonial histories and explain why listening for alien life can have ethical ramifications.

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