Paul Patton
Language in the Cosmos II: Hello There GJ273b
The ‘Language in the Cosmos’ symposium Three times in October, 2017 researchers turned a powerful radar telescope near Tromsø, Norway…
Language in the Cosmos I: Is Universal Grammar Really Universal?
Is there any way we can hope to communicate with aliens? Will they have a concept of language as we…
Alien Minds Part III: The Octopus’s Garden and the Country of the Blind
If we do discover that there are aliens orbiting other planets, will we know how to communicate with them? What…
Alien Minds Part II: Do Aliens Think Big Brains are Sexy Too?
Can we assume that aliens will evolve intelligence over the eons, and will this lead to other technological civilizations? Will…
Alien Minds I: Are Extraterrestrial Civilizations Likely to Evolve?
Paul Patton begins a three-part series on the evolutionary biology of aliens. Will they follow the same direction as life…
Is There a Kraken in Kraken Mare? What Kind of Life Would We Find on Titan?
Could there be life on Saturn’s large moon Titan? Asking the question forces astrobiologists and chemists to think carefully and…
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” II: Questioning the Hart-Tipler Conjecture
Welcome back to our Fermi Paradox series, where we take a look at possible resolutions to Enrico Fermi's famous question,…
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” I: A Lunchtime Conversation- Enrico Fermi and Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Welcome back to our Fermi Paradox series, where we take a look at possible resolutions to Enrico Fermi's famous question,…
Helicopter Drones on Mars
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently announced that it is developing a small drone helicopter to scout the way for future…
Who Speaks for Earth? The Controversy over Interstellar Messaging
Should we beam messages into deep space, announcing our presence to any extraterrestrial civilizations that might be out there? Or,…