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Seth Shostak has 67 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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There is little chance that aliens from two societies anywhere in the Galaxy will be culturally close enough to really 'get along.'…
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There is a point of view among astronomical researchers that is generally referred to as the Principle of Mediocrity. ... If the…
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The search for extra-terrestrial life is a failure until that moment when it suddenly becomes a success.
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[O]ne might ask why, in a galaxy of a few hundred billion stars, the aliens are so intent on coming to Earth…
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The number of habitable worlds in our galaxy is certainly in the tens of billions, minimum, and we haven't even talked about…
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In the 19th century, if you had a basement lab, you could make major scientific discoveries in your own home. Right? Because…
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The stars look the same from night to night. Nebulae and galaxies are dully immutable, maintaining the same overall appearance for thousands…
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Faith is a personal matter, and should never be a cudgel to stifle inquiry. We tried that approach about 1,200 years ago.…
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The ideas of science germinate in a matrix of established knowledge gained by experiment; they are not lonesome thoughts, born in a…
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A century ago, scientists believed there was only one obvious stomping ground for alien biology in our solar system: Mars. Because it…
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Everything you see is filtered through your visual system (imperfect) and your brain (also imperfect, despite what your mom told you). Witness…
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Give consideration to the fact that alien astronomers could have scrutinized Earth for more than 4 billion years without detecting any radio…
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To call ourselves a Microcosme, or little world, I thought it onely a pleasant trope of Rhetorick, till my neare judgement and…
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Anywhere, anytime, I'd sacrifice the finest nuance for a laugh, the most elegant trope for a smile.
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A fashionable idea in technical circles is that quantity not only turns into quality at some extreme of scale, but also does…
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Some facts in life are immutable. One is, trust no-one who uses the word 'trope'.
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I've read there is no such thing as a single tear, that old poetic trope. And perhaps there isn't, since hers was…
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Mining asteroids is a well-oiled trope of science-fiction. But someday, actually doing it will make economic sense. Many of the essential metals…
— Seth Shostak
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In mainstream literature, a trope is a figure of speech: metaphor, simile, irony, or the like. Words used other than literally. In…
— Edward M. Lerner
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Let us now celebrate the literary allusion. Let us now celebrate the trope and willful enjambment. Let us now celebrate the assonance…
— Sherman Alexie
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