E.T. phone the U: Physics class tries to contact extraterrestrials

By Veronica Pineda, Daily Utah Chronicle/UWire

Published Sept. 29, 2009



UNIVERSITY OF UTAH -- One University of Utah class is hunting down the lovable E.T. with radios and books.

The class Does Extraterrestrial Intelligence Exist? uses a scientific method to theorize where E.T. could be and how to contact him.

“We are basically trying to notify E.T. that we exist, and the idea of current thinking is that E.T. might be doing something similar to this,” George Cassiday, the physics professor who teaches the class, said.

Students search for E.T. by analyzing radio telescope data, made available through downloadable software, which enables students to obtain radio signals on their home computers and find patterns in the signal that might be generated in an unnatural way.

Students will also be creating their own patterns to signal life on earth in binary code, and beam the code through radio signals into other galaxies with the hope that inhabitants of another planet will receive the pattern, decode the message and, in turn, respond with a message of their own.

The laws of physics and the fundamental building blocks of all existence are universal, Cassiday said, and it is assumed that E.T. would be familiar with the same math and science that humans use.

The class, which fulfills a general science credit, also tackles topics such as the composition of life and how humans came into existence, which are essential to understanding the possibility of extraterrestrial life and its evolution.

“We normally think of evolution through our species, but we don’t usually think about evolution of our planet, which is very interesting,” said Mari Broadhead, a senior in communication sciences and disorders who took the class in 2007.

The class does not require a prerequisite, but a strong background in physics and math is fundamental because the class is much more complex than the name suggests, Broadhead said.

“I push them, but I don’t destroy them,” Cassiday said. “Students get into it and they’re stunned—it’s not easy.”

On the supposedly iminent UFO disclosure by France this week

As requested by many, this is the FEA's translated text (follow link for the source)

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That operation is the first of a serie proposing to induce a rational reaction on behalf of the French government and indirectly on behalf of all the governments of the World regarding the demonstrations of unknown machines currently moving or hovering in our environment, for more than sixty years.That operation is the first of a series proposing to induce a rational reaction on behalf of the French government and indirectly on behalf of all the governments of the World regarding the demonstrations of machines currently unknown moving or hovering in our environment, for more than sixty years .That operation proposes to question directly the President of the French Republic, in a significant manner, in order to get satisfactory answers to several essential questions. The operation begins on June 2 until July 14, 2009 (Symbolic date of the Storming of the Bastille in the French History). That operation proposes to directly question the President of the French Republic, in a significant manner, in order to get satisfactory answers to several essential questions. The operation begins on June 2 until July 14, 2009 (Symbolic date of the Storming of the Bastille in the French History).

Aims and reasoning: Aims and reasoning:
There are enough opportunities to refer to the duty of the French Nation regarding the United Nation decision N° 33/426 of the 1978-79 session, regarding the investigation of the UFOs, whose N°2 point implies a reporting to the Secretary-general of UN concerning, the interpretation of the results of research which was undertaken regarding the extraterrestrial life and the UFOs. There are enough opportunities to refer to the duty of the French Nation regarding the United Nation decision N ° 33/426 of the 1978-79 session, regarding the investigation of the UFOs, whose No. 2 point implies a reporting to the Secretary-general of UN concerning, the interpretation of the results of research which was undertaken regarding the life and the extraterrestrial UFOs. That decision N° 33/426 suggest to France to have a clear position by setting up a group of investigation complementary to the existing GEIPAN. That decision No. 33/426 suggest to France to have a clear position by setting up a group of investigation complementary to the existing GEIPAN. It might be independent and have for task to carry out the interpretation of the collected data and to validate in an open and final way the extraterrestrial origin of some sightings. It might be independent and have for task to carry out the interpretation of the collected data and to validate in an open and final way the extraterrestrial origin of some sightings.

The right to the truth is a basic right confirmed in the Report of the Council to the Human Rights at the United Nations in 2007 at Geneva. The right to the truth is a basic right confirmed in the Report of the Council to the Human Rights at the United Nations at Geneva in 2007. It's a collective right impacting the Society and for which the States must guarantee to their people its full and effective enjoyment. It's a collective right impacting the Society and for which the State must guarantee to its people their full and effective enjoyment. The questions rising from the UN decision and the Council to the Human Rights refer to the multiple declassifications and openings which already took place regarding the UFOs cases and which underline the implications of the institutions of Information and National Defense of many Nations, since decades. The questions rising from the UN and the Council decision to the Human Rights refer to the multiple openings and declassification which already took place regarding the UFOs cases and which underline the implications of the institutions of Information and National Defense of many nations, since decades. Those interrogations claim on behalf of the French Government, a legitimate answer to the Society on the scientific, political and military level. Those questions claim on behalf of the French Government, a legitimate answer to the Society on the scientific, political and military level. The message to the President SARKOZY emphasizes that France must stated obviously as reference for the international opinions, reaching a position of federator on a subject which will become a major concern in a close future, with or without the support of the French Nation. The message to the President SARKOZY emphasizes stated that France must obviously as the international reference for opinions, reaching a position of Federator on a subject which will become a major concern in a close future, with or without the support of the French Nation. Those interrogations call upon the implementation of foreign and “exoterrestre” politics adapted to the new understanding of our situation. Those questions call upon the implementation of foreign and "exoterrestre" politics adapted to the new understanding of our situation. In other words, a politics consulting opening the way for the less advanced nations, such as in another field, the human rights did since 1789. In other words, a politics consulting opening the way for the less advanced nations, such as in another field, the human rights did since 1789.

The operators: The operators:
Taking into account the position of France, member of the Security Council of the United Nations, member of the NATO and influential member of the European Union, that operation requires the participation of all the people, French or foreigners, who wish to achieve to get an open and relevant response on behalf of the French government. Taking into account the position of France, member of the Security Council of the United Nations, member of the NATO and influential member of the European Union, that operation requires the participation of all the people, French or foreigners, who wish to achieve to get an open and relevant response on behalf of the French government.

Procedures: Procedures:
We propose two distinct procedures of forwarding: the Internet procedure and the standard postal mail procedure. We propose two distinct procedures of forwarding: the Internet and the standard procedure postal mail procedure. We recommend to you to print the procedure that you will use (select the procedure, copy [ctrl + c] paste [ctrl + v] in a word processor and print) We recommend to you to print the procedure that you will use (select the procedure, copy [ctrl + c] paste [ctrl + v] in a word processor and print)

1) Internet procedure: 1) Internet procedure:
Procedure in 3 steps: Procedure in 3 steps:

Step N°1: on the FEA Internet site Step No. 1: FEA on the Internet site
A) Click on the " message type " A) Click on the "message type"
B) Select all the "message type in french" B) Select all the "message type in french"
C) Copy (ctrl + c) C) Copy (ctrl + c)
D) Click on the Internet site of the President . D) Click on the Internet site of the President.

Step N°2: On the " Elysée "site Step 2: On the "Elysée" site
A) Indicate the subject of the message A) Indicate the subject of the message

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