Michelle Thaller is an American astronomer, research scientist, and science communicator. Thaller is formerly the Assistant Director for Science Communication at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
This is it exactly. To a highly advanced intelligence there is no such thing as distance.
QueenGorda on
Just another metaphysical thought based on nothing. So this can be a high value “speech”, or a zero value one.
It’s just a conjecture as she herself says, based on zero data. So whatever.
Turbulent_Escape4882 on
Conjecture with degrees and unquestioning followers equals fascinating considerations that one day might be verified. Conjecture without advanced degrees, regardless of followers. equals lack of rigorous science and you need evidence to be taken seriously.
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Michelle Thaller is an American astronomer, research scientist, and science communicator. Thaller is formerly the Assistant Director for Science Communication at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
[Source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGbZsE7qFgw): Here is Dr. Thaller in conversation with Big Think, where she delves deeper into these questions and more.
This is it exactly. To a highly advanced intelligence there is no such thing as distance.
Just another metaphysical thought based on nothing. So this can be a high value “speech”, or a zero value one.
It’s just a conjecture as she herself says, based on zero data. So whatever.
Conjecture with degrees and unquestioning followers equals fascinating considerations that one day might be verified. Conjecture without advanced degrees, regardless of followers. equals lack of rigorous science and you need evidence to be taken seriously.