Asian Spectator

Men's Weekly

.

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

  • Written by David Delgado Shorter, Professor of World Arts and Cultures/Dance, University of California, Los Angeles
First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don't learn from historySETI has been listening for markers that may indicate alien life -- but is doing so ethical?Donald Giannati via Unsplash

We’re only halfway through 2023, and it feels already like the year of alien contact.

In February, President Joe Biden gave orders to shoot down three unidentified aerial phenomena – NASA’s title for UFOs. Then,...

More Articles ...

  1. Solving water challenges is complex – learn how law, health, climate and Indigenous rights all intersect in developing solutions
  2. Hip-hop and health – why so many rap artists die young
  3. What is a target letter? 3 things to know about how the Justice Department notifies suspects, like Donald Trump, ahead of possible charges
  4. Targeting Trump for prosecution – 4 essential reads on how the Jan. 6 investigation laid the groundwork for the special counsel
  5. Exercise may or may not help you lose weight and keep it off – here's the evidence for both sides of the debate
  6. Registering refugees using personal information has become the norm – but cybersecurity breaches pose risks to people giving sensitive biometric data
  7. 175 years ago, the Seneca Falls Convention kicked off the fight for women's suffrage – an iconic moment deeply shaped by Quaker beliefs on gender and equality
  8. Using green banks to solve America’s affordable housing crisis – and climate change at the same time
  9. 'Zombie fires' in the Arctic: Canada's extreme wildfire season offers a glimpse of new risks in a warmer, drier future
  10. China needs immigrants

Magazine

Riset: Proyek geotermal di sejumlah daerah lanjut terus meski banyak melanggar HAM

● Terdapat banyak pelanggaran HAM dalam pengembangan proyek geotermal di Indonesia.● Riset Pusham UII di antaranya menemukan pelanggaran hak atas partisipasi, hak-hak ekonomi, sosial, dan ...

Riset: Warga menilai MBG lebih menguntungkan elite dibanding rakyat

Spanduk Badan Gizi Nasional untuk program Makanan Bergizi Gratis di sebuah sekolah di Jakarta.wisely/Shutterstock● Manfaat MBG lebih dirasakan elite politik ketimbang penerimanya.● Program...

Bea parkir digabung ke pajak STNK: Praktis tapi berisiko merugikan

● Pemerintah sempat mewacanakan pajak STNK digabung dengan biaya parkir setahun.● Tarif yang ditawarkan tergolong murah, mulai dari Rp2 ribu per hari.● Tanpa persiapan yang baik, wac...