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Soviet Armenian Observatory That Held First Conference on Alien Communication
- thraveboy 9y agoEven though it makes it sound more prestigious, Carl Sagan never was awarded a Nobel Prize.
- cyberon 9y agoI worked at BAO 6 years ago, it was my first job as a software engineer. I was working on 1m Schmidt telescope and even though we had many problems (due to insufficient funding) we were excited and motivated. Nowadays, BAO is mainly about "art stuff". I'm not against using outdated equipments for artistic use, but it's a research center/observatory and not a museum.
- theoh 9y agoThat's interesting. I see the HAYP art organization is mostly made up (at the top, i.e. the curators) of people who were brought up in Western Europe/North America. Whether what they are bringing is really valuable must be difficult to determine. Entrepreneurial artworld thinking can be more about trendiness and superficial experience of insight/events, a coat of 'cool' paint on reality. It's definitely a very different activity from scientific research.
- pattisapu 9y agoIn the writings of Arthur & Marilouise Kroker I see references to an alleged secret pact between the United States and the Soviet Union that if aliens were to invade, the countries would agree to join forces to defend Earth. Is this true?
- koolba 9y agoI got a kick from reading this comment! Some googling found this reference to a interview with Gorbachev (discussing conversations with Reagan) that claims it’s true: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/reagan-and-gorbachev-agreed-pause-cold-war-case-alien-invasion-180957402/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/reagan-and-gorbach...