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Message in a Bottle -- An Update to the Golden Record
Communication is an essential asset enabling humankind to forge an advanced
civilization. Using approximately 31,000 languages from the Stone Age to our
present digital information society, humans have connected and collaborated to
accomplish remarkable feats. As the newly dawned Space Age progresses, we are
attempting to communicate with intelligent species beyond our world, on distant
planets and in Earth's far future. Absent mutually understood signs, symbols,
and semiotic conventions, this study, the "Message in a Bottle", uses
scientific methods to assess and design a means of communication encapsulating
the story of humanity, conveying our thoughts, emotions, ingenuity, and
aspirations. The message will be structured to provide a universal yet
contextual understanding of modern human society, evolution of life on Earth,
and challenges for the future. In assembling this space and time capsule, we
aim to energize and unite current generations to celebrate and preserve
humanity