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for June 2nd, 2024. In September, a u f f fahologist by the name of Jamie Masau presented two allegedly alien bodies to Mexico's Congress.

Ultimately, forensic experts concluded that the bodies were no more than dolls made from animal bones using modern synthetic glue.

Although the claim was debunked, it sparked conversations about the possibility of extraterrestrial life and what else is out there in the universe.

For today's episode, I chose an episode from July 31st, 2018.

In the episode, Shane Harris moderated a conversation with Lucian Wachowitz and Alyssa Quintana to talk about the ethics of the search for extra-restral life, the associated risks would try to make contact and or. I'm Shane Harris and this is the Law Fair Podcast July 31st, 2018.

For years I've been fascinated by the search for extraterrestrial life in the universe,

but that search raises a profound question.

Should we try to communicate with aliens?

Is there a risk of alerting a potentially hostile species to our presence?

On July 12th, I moderated a conversation with Lucian Wokowitz, the chair of astrobiology

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