Columbia professor predicts humanity’s first alien encounter will be ‘loud’ and push civilisation to the brink
Columbia University professor David Kipping predicts humanity's first alien encounter will be with a rare, "loud" technosignature from an unstable civilization. His "Eschatian Hypothesis" suggests these extreme, atypical signals, possibly from a society facing global crisis, will be detected first, unlike Hollywood's typical portrayals. This theory aligns with ongoing discussions about interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS.
Columbia University professor David Kipping predicts humanity's first alien encounter will be with a rare, "loud" technosignature from an unstable civilization. His "Eschatian Hypothesis" suggests these extreme, atypical signals, possibly from a society facing global crisis, will be detected first, unlike Hollywood's typical portrayals. This theory aligns with ongoing discussions about interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS.
