“FM signals and those of broadcast television...travel out to space at the speed of light. Any eavesdropping alien civilization will know all about our TV programs (probably a bad thing), will hear all our FM music (probably a good thing), and know nothing of the politics of AM talk-show hosts (probably a safe thing).” KnowsShowsLightSpaceTelevisionTvsCivilizationSafeProgramGood ThingsSpeedAliensBad ThingsHostSignalsTalk ShowsSpeed Of LightEavesdropping Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“The family dinner table is the cornerstone of civilization and those who 'graze' from refrigerators or in front of the television sets are doomed to remain in a state of savagery.” StatesFrontsTelevisionCivilizationTablesDinnerDoomedCornerstonesRefrigeratorsDinner TableSavageryFamily Dinner Author:Judith Martin