In a galaxy filled with hundreds of billions of stars and potentially habitable planets, why haven’t we encountered signs of extraterrestrial life? In this session, we’ll explore humanity’s quest to detect intelligent life, focusing on SETI, METI, and the enigmatic 1977 WoW! Signal. Together, we’ll debate whether alien civilizations are out there—and if so, why and how they might choose to stay hidden.

Discussion Points:

* The WoW! Signal: Was it a call from beyond or just cosmic noise?
* Listening vs. Sending: Should we continue to listen quietly (SETI) or boldly signal our presence (METI)?
* Cosmic Observers: Could we be part of a “zoo” experiment, observed but not contacted?
* Catastrophic Filters: Is there a "barrier" preventing civilizations from reaching us?
* Alien Technology: Could extraterrestrials use tech so advanced we can’t detect it?
* Earth-Centric Bias: Are we missing signs of life that differ radically from Earth’s biology?
* The Arecibo Message: How would extraterrestrial intelligence receive and interpret humanity’s symbolic message?
* Ethical Dilemmas: Who should decide if humanity broadcasts its presence to the universe?

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