Send Aliens Messages of Earth's Equality and Diversity, Say Scientists

Source: The GuardianThe UK entrants to a Breakthrough Initiative competition agree on one thing: any missive to extraterrestrials must be an up-to-date portrayal of humankind Messages sent into space to tell extraterrestrials about the nature of humankind should be updated to reflect gender equality and the diversity of life on Earth, scientists say. At a conference in Leeds this week, a group of British astronomers and philosophers who form the UK research network...