In Hollywood, we've received messages from extraterrestrials many times. In Contact, a message from the stars started out as a mathematical sequence of prime numbers. In Arrival, a linguist and a ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new project aims to help prepare humanity for the day — should it ever come — that we make ...

Stay sharp! You may be needed to help decode a message from intelligent aliens someday. The work of professional linguists, mathematicians and scientists "is probably not going to be enough" to ...

It’s that time of year again. Time for new Trapper Keepers, reams of lined paper, and bouquets of freshly-sharpened pencils. It’s also time for a little note-passing (at least for students who can’t ...