Sending Messages: A Chat with METI’S Doug Vakoch

There’s an enthusiastic debate about how to search for life beyond our planet. Should we send messages trying to communicate with alien lifeforms? What happens if someone else really is out there? Should we talk back? The scientists at Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence (METI), led by its president Douglas Vakoch, Ph.D., land firmly on the side of sending messages out into the cosmos.  Dr. Vakoch shared with Recursor a look at METI’s mission and why it pays to take a long-term view when thinking about the search for extraterrestrial life. RECURSOR: How.
There’s an enthusiastic debate about how to search for life beyond our planet. Should we send messages trying to.

Review: The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Vol. 4

After Gardner Dozois’ passing last year left a void in science fiction anthology editing, Neil Clarke is probably the closest we have to a seasoned curator who can fill Dozois’ shoes. Clarke’s fourth annual installment of The Best Science Fiction of the Year (published July 2, 2019 by Night Shade Books) doesn’t disappoint, and he does a nice job with a Dozois-style introduction, summarizing the prior year’s state of the science fiction short story industry. Here, we review a few of our favorites from the 29 short stories Clarke selected from.
After Gardner Dozois’ passing last year left a void in science fiction anthology editing, Neil Clarke is probably the.