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What We Said To Aliens
The Rest Is Science·Nov 27, 2025
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The Arecibo message was a well-intentioned idea that suffered from poor execution.
“I think in general though, neat idea, terrible execution, Michael. That's uh that's what I'm giving.”
The Rest Is Science · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 629K views on this topic
The Arecibo message was intended as an exercise in describing humanity rather than a serious attempt at alien communication.
“It gets an A for effort. Um and it gets an F for execution, but I think this is all about effort. This is not for aliens. This is for us. It's an exercise in how do we describe ourselves at the most basic level to a completely different intelligent life form.”
The Rest Is Science · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 629K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
In the transcripts