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First Contact
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Answering Questions About Aliens, with Charles Liu | Cosmic Queries #109
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If humanity experiences first contact with extraterrestrials, scientists should handle the interaction rather than politicians.
“if the alien says take me to your leader right them to a scientist anywhere right don't take them right whatever you do don't don't take them to the head of any country right or any no no this is a bias i have it it's just i don't want a politician to be the first encounter with an alien”
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