At Cambridge Alien Conference, Scientists Warn Of An Invisible Earth and Hostile ETs
This week, scientists from around the globe converge on Cambridge University in England to discuss mankind's relationship with intelligent life from beyond the stars. So far, the news is not promising. Already, scientists at the conference have warned that the government has no practical plan to handle first contact, aliens may well be as warlike as us, and the switch from analog to digital signals may make the Earth invisible to aliens anyway. To start off the proceedings, Frank Drake, the father of SETI, worried that the switch from analog television and radio signals to digital cable and satellite radio would render Earth invisible to aliens looking for other life. Right now, the Earth is surrounded by a 50-light-year thick cloud of radiation, starting with Hitler's opening address at the 1936 Olympics, and ending with this morning's broadcast of the Rachael Ray Show. But as more and more people receive...