“The problem here is that a civilization that is 1,000 light years away doesn't know we exist. They don't know that we have radio telescopes here on Earth because they see Earth as it was 1,000 years ago. Nothing can travel faster than light, so however good their instruments they can't see in affect the future. So there is no particular reason they should be sending us messages at this time.” KnowsShouldYearsReasonProblemLightEarthParticularCivilizationMessagesYears AgoInstrumentsRadioFasterTelescopesLight Years Author:Paul Davies
“Supposing we knew that up there is some alien civilization and it's sending radio signals our way we should not tell the public where that is. We could say that we've picked up a signal, but we should not tell them where for the simple reason that anybody could commandeer a radio telescope, set themselves up as some self appointed spokesperson of mankind and start beaming all sorts of crazy messages back to the aliens.” WayShouldSelfReasonSimpleCrazyMankindCivilizationMessagesRadioAliensSignalsTelescopesSupposing Author:Paul Davies
“We [Desaparecidos] have to make the message and the music and the packaging as appealing as possible - as Taco Bell as possible: mediocre and no one can be offended by it and everyone can sort of enjoy it and we can play it on the radio.” PlayEnjoyMessagesRadioBellsMediocreOffendedTacosPackagingTaco Bell Author:Conor Oberst
“Television, radio, social media. The 24/7 news cycle plows forward mercilessly on our desks, in our cars and in our pockets. Thousands and thousands of messages and voices bombard us from the moment we wake, fighting for our attention. All we see and hear, all day long, is news. And most of it is bad.” LongMomentsFightingSocialVoiceAttentionMediaCarTelevisionMessagesNewsRadioSocial MediaPocketsCyclesDesks Author:Joseph Prince
“This is a marvel of the universe: To fling a thought across a stretch of sky-- Some weighty message, or a yearning cry, It matters not; the elements rehearse Man's urgent utterance, and his words traverse The spacious heav'ns like homing birds that fly Unswervingly, until, upreached on high, A quickened hand plucks off the message terse.” MenMatterHandsUniverseSkyCryElementsMessagesBirdRadioYearningElectricityUrgentUtteranceFlingPluckTraverse Author:Josephine Preston Peabody
“The radio voice, you're in the studio, there's nobody around, and you're using your personality and enunciation skills to get the message across. At the stadium, there are vendors, there are people, the fans talking to each other. It's very difficult. If you were to speak as a radio disk jockey, no one would ever understand what you're saying.” PeopleIfsSpeakDifficultVoiceTalkingFansPersonalitySkillsMessagesRadioStudiosStadiumsJockeysDiskVendors Author:Charlie Brotman