Being technological |
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| Authors: | Kathryn Denning |
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| Institution: | 1. Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, 1629 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA;2. Planetary Defense Coordination Office, Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters, 300 E St SW, Washington, DC 20546, USA;3. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA;4. Magdalena Ridge Observatory, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, USA;5. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Northern Arizona University, PO Box 6010, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA;6. NASA Ames Research Center, MS 245-6, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA;7. ESA SSA-NEO Coordination Centre, Largo Galileo Galilei, 1, 00044 Frascati, RM, Italy;8. Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2860 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822-1839, USA;9. RedLine Performance Solutions/CSRA, NASA Ames Research Center, MS 258-6, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA;10. Canadian Space Agency, John H Chapman Space Centre, 6767 route de l''aeroport, St-Hubert, J3Y 8Y9 Ottawa, Canada;11. Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA;12. Green Bank Observatory, Green Bank, WV 24944, USA;13. SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA;14. Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute 776, Daedeokdae-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34055, Republic of Korea;15. University of Science and Technology 217, Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea;p. South African Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa;q. US Naval Academy, 121 Blake Rd, Annapolis, MD 21402, USA;r. European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Straße 2, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany;s. ESTEC, European Space Agency, Keplerlaan 1, 2200, AG, Noordwijk, the Netherlands;t. Las Cumbres Observatory, 6740 Cortona Drive, Goleta, CA 93117, USA;u. NASA Ames Research Center, MS 258-5, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA;v. Lowell Observatory, 1400 W. Mars Hill Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, USA;w. Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, 776, Daedeokdae-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34055, Republic of Korea;x. Lowell Observatory, 1400 West Mars Hill Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, USA;y. Dept. of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona, 1130 N Mountain Ave, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA;z. College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, 1630 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA;11. Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Weizmann Institute, Herzl St 234, Rehovot 7610001, Israel;12. College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, 1629 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA;13. Institute of Astronomy RAS, Pyatnitskaya str. 48, 119017 Moscow, Russian Federation;14. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA;15. SAITECH, Goldstone Deep Space Communication Complex, Fort Irwin, CA 92310-5097, USA;16. Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA;17. Dept. of Physics, University of Nariño, Calle 18 - Carrera 50, Block 1, Torobajo headquarters, San Juan de Pasto, Colombia;18. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5210, Kanto, Japan;1. Department of Geography, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK;2. British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK;1. Department of Physics, P.O. Box 64, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland;2. Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Kiruna, Box 848, S-98128, Sweden;3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Western Ontario, London N6A 3K7, Canada;4. Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration, University of Western Ontario, London N6A 5B7, Canada |
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| Abstract: | SETI's essential premises involve evolution in multiple domains: cosmology, biology, culture and technology. Comparatively little has been written about the last of these, technology, in relation to SETI's targets, but it is a crucial variable and well worth deep examination. In particular, it would seem prudent to consider carefully our assumptions about hypothetical extraterrestrial societies which have developed technology that SETI could detect, or which could detect, at interstellar distances, the existence of intelligent life on Earth. This paper contributes to that effort by reflecting upon our habits of projecting terracentric assumptions onto hypothetical worlds, exploring dominant narratives about technological development and presenting varied philosophical theories about the nature of technology. It highlights the cultural aspects of technology here on Earth, particularly their role in the development of radio technology. In the end, it is clear that technology need not develop along a prescribed, linear path; projections about extraterrestrial societies which rely on this assumption need to be reconsidered. |
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