Are we searching for the wrong kinds of signals from aliens?
scientific discipline fiction author Gregory Benford and his twin brother , the physicist James Benford , say that scientist are tackle the search for intelligent life as if aliens had 1960s - epoch technology . Here are their suggestion for update the search for ET . According to MSNBC , which has a marvellous , lengthy article on the pal ’ research : Assuming that extraterrestrial would strive to optimise monetary value , limit waste product and make their signaling applied science more effective , Benford and his twin , James a fellow physicist who specializes in high - power microwave oven technology suggest the signal would not be steadily blast out in all focusing ....