Interesting stuff: http://www.ibiblio.org/astrobiology/index.php?page=interview01
...................................... Essentially, we could explain all the math without much problem. However, the most interesting things are not mathematical objects, but physical ones. Fortunately, math and physics are closely related but there is still a lot of possibility of failure. As I said before, the graphical representation of the hydrogen atom may vary from culture to culture. (...) What should be said? How can we describe the humanity in a representative matter? Is that dangerous? For us, and for them? (...) Rapidly you face what is call the "incommensurability" problem. Many concepts are not translatable in math (at least at this point of our understanding). How do you describe the concepts of good and evil? What about love, or pain? Freudenthal suggested the usage of "play" to do so. It is probably the right approach. If enough bandwidth is available perhaps sending a film could do the job. ...................................... ---> jab | commie | http://commie.oy.com All computers wait at the same speed.
