#31 - Alien Artifacts and Alien Contact

<p>Stories about the discovery of mysterious alien artifacts, and the similar challenges of first contact, became prominent in the 70s and 80s. Some of them we have discussed before, but many are new. In this episode, we see an overview of these stories.</p> <p>Book recommendation: <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_(novel)"><em>Contact</em></a> by Carl Sagan</p> <p>Other works discussed:<br /> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateway_(novel)"><em>Gateway</em></a> by Frederick Pohl<br /> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_(Simmons_novel)"><em>Hyperion</em></a> by Dan Simmons<br /> <em><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_(film)">Stargate</a><br /> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_Encounters_of_the_Third_Kind">Close Encounters of the Third Kind</a><br /> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial">E.T. the Extra-terrestrial</a><br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sparrow_(novel)">The Sparrow</a></em> and <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_God_(novel)"><em>Children of God</em></a> by Mary Doria Russell</p>