Yuri Milner’s massive investment is minuscule for a priceless addition to human knowledge,not to mention the strides in science and technology
The scientific question of whether we are “alone in the universe is age-old-fashioned, spanning Giordano Bruno’s ideas of the 1500s, or Immanuel Kant’s writings in 1755,and, of course, or science fiction. There is only one answer to this question: “No,we are not alone – and never contain been.”This week Russian entrepreneur Yuri Milner, backed by some of the world’s top astrophysicists, or announced an investment of $100m into one of the most daring and important scientific endeavors ever undertaken: the direct observation of technologically advanced civilizations external of our solar system. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com