How to Recognize Considerate ET Marc Kuchner NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

How to Recognize Considerate ET Marc Kuchner NASA Goddard Space Flight Center thanks to K. Denning, L. Mix, T. Bania, W. Sullivan, D. Brin, S. Shostak, G. Consolmagno

ethical scale Stephen Hawking’s ETI humans & ETI Marc Kuchner Ozma 50 workshop

ethical scale An alternative to Hawking. good ETI humans bad ETI Marc Kuchner Ozma 50 workshop

Whom do you consider when you make ethical decisions? considerate speciesist racist family-ist selfish e.g. Peter Singer Practical Ethics Marc Kuchner Ozma 50 workshop

ethical scale An alternative to Hawking. altruistic considerate speciesist racist caring for one’s family selfish good ETI humans bad ETI Marc Kuchner Ozma 50 workshop

r-selection: evolution with unlimited resources Large numbers of offspring, most die young! Rats, Insects. k-selection: evolution with limited resources. Small numbers of offspring, care for one’s young. Whales, elephants. Marc Kuchner Ozma 50 workshop

ethical scale An alternative to Hawking. altruistic considerate speciesist racist caring for one’s family selfish good ETI humans bad ETI k-selection Marc Kuchner Ozma 50 workshop

Green Beard Genes* Natural selection favors genes whose phenotypes promote their replication (e.g. Richard Dawkins: The Selfish Gene). E.g. gene in Fireant queens Look for ETI that are similar to us, so they might interpret us as being genetically similar to themselves. (*thanks to Lucas, ~last night,s cocktail party) Marc Kuchner Ozma 50 workshop

ethical scale An alternative to Hawking. altruistic considerate speciesist racist caring for one’s family selfish good ETI humans phenotype resemblance bad ETI k-selection Marc Kuchner Ozma 50 workshop

ethical scale An alternative to Hawking. altruistic considerate speciesist racist caring for one’s family selfish good ETI courtship behavior humans phenotype resemblance bad ETI k-selection Marc Kuchner Ozma 50 workshop

Considerate ETI will: send a probe first---not their own kind display some phenotypic resemblance to humans engage in courtship behaviours. E.g. send gifts, be willing to take it slow. for safety, we need to see all three

If you shout in the jungle you might meet at tiger. But if you shout in the city, you might hail a cab. Let’s take the time to find out where we are. Marc Kuchner Ozma 50 workshop

How to Recognize Considerate ET Marc Kuchner NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

How to Recognize Considerate ET Marc Kuchner NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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Sponsors : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) NASA Goddard Ins

Knowledge Management at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Sponsors : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) NASA Goddard Ins

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Wallops Flight Facility

Ken Pickering NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center’s Wallops Flight Facility

Sponsors: National Air and Space Administration (NASA) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)

Erin Atkinson NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Summer 2004

Miguel Román, PhD NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Janet Barth NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Larry Kepko NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Arthur Hou NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Jian-Yang Li, University of Maryland Marc Kuchner, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Guan Le NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Michael D. King NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

CliC Cryosphere Interactions Walt Meier NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Preliminaries Eric A. Smith NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Matt Handy NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

White Dwarfs, Planets, Disks Marc Kuchner NASA Goddard Space Flight Center