Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon review the some surprising astronomical news stories and ask some follow-up (crazy) questions.

Either Stars are Strange, or There Are 234 Aliens Trying to Contact US

[Headline alert: No particular reason to believe they are trying to find US.]

Crazy Questions: 

1. 234 is quite a few. What if tech civilizations are not so rare?

2. What if these signals are coming from exotic life forms living inside stars

2. What if these signals are coming from the stars themselves?

The Rocket Scientist Who Woke the Stars

Crazy Questions: 

1. Is it possible that stars are actually the primary intelligence in the universe?

2. Do stars have a conscious phase of development? Are most stars dead / asleep?

 

OTHER GEEK

HBO’s WestWorld  explores consciousness emerging among robots designed for recreation

How cooperative board games allow a game players to play against the game… or is it the game designer by proxy?  A simple example of mechanical computing?  Can something this simple be considered intelligent? 

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