How should we respond to alien contact? Scientists ask the public
by Ian Sample Science editor from Science | The Guardian on (#4J8SX)
Scientists searching the universe for aliens to conduct survey of the public for views on first contact
Scientists wrestling with the delicate issue of how to respond should humanity ever be contacted by an alien civilisation have hit on a radical idea: a survey that asks what the public would do.
Members of the UK Seti Research Network (UKSRN) are to launch what they believe will be the largest ever survey of public attitudes towards alien contact on Monday at the Royal Society's summer science exhibition.
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