How to talk to aliens

Unexplainable

Vox

Life Sciences, Science, Natural Sciences

4.5 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Scientists have been searching for aliens for decades. But if we ever do get a signal someday, how will we communicate back? And will anyone out there be able to understand us? Guests: Doug Vakoch, president of METI, and Sheri Wells-Jensen, linguist at Bowling Green State University For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable And please email us! [email protected] We read every email. Support Unexplainable by becoming a Vox Member today: vox.com/members Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:04.9	Okay, Thomas. Hello. What is going on? What are we talking about today? So I know you're a big sci-fi fan, right?
1:13.4	I am a big sci-fi fan.
1:17.4	I don't know if I've admitted this before, but I...
1:21.4	Uh-oh.
1:22.8	Growing up, my family had an entire closet full of Star Trek The Next Generation episodes on VHS.
1:31.3	We would tape every single one as it aired, and then we put them in the closet, nicely labeled in order, and then we had every episode.
1:38.0	What an organized and nerdy family. I love it.
1:41.2	I mean, we didn't have cable, so I always had something to watch if I needed it.
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