For #ColumbusDay: What can Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas teach us about making first contact with alien life?
Quite a lot — especially about what not to do.
https://theconversation.com/first-contact-with-aliens-could-end-in-colonization-and-genocide-if-we-dont-learn-from-history-207793
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