Decipher Scifi : The Show About How And Why

Contact “Levels” of alien contact. Converting anal probes and sex bases to contact “levels.” First kind: visual contact Second kind: evidence of contact Third kind: in-person contact The Devil’s Tower How to pronounce butte. Convention vs personal preference. The awesome nature of structures like The Devil’s Tower, jutting up all inaccessible as they are. Translation errors for fun and profit. Thinking back to Schiaparelli’s canals. Geological origins: igneous intrusions and volcanic butte plugs. “Sunburn” Ultraviolet effects on body tissues. What is a sunburn? Arc welding and ultraviolet exposure: “arc eye.” Debunking things Shying away from debunking. Appreciating folks who cross boundaries and make deeply interesting informative generally-useful critical thinking-training material, like Captain Disillusion. Credulity and our personal predispositions. SETI Appreciating a scientific, rigorous approach to finding intelligent life in the cosmos. Communicating with aliens Randomne