Imagine the press conference: Scientists in lab coats nervously announce, “We’ve found proof of alien life!” and the world collectively freaks out. Is it little green men? Microbes? Giant space squids? Turns out breaking the news is harder than finding the aliens—thanks to Hollywood’s brainwashing us with probing memes, religious crises, COVID-style panic management, and a flood of AI-generated fake UFO selfies. NASA’s got a fancy “Confidence of Life Detection” ladder from “maybe a weird gas” to “yep, they’re waving,” but good luck convincing the public not to stockpile tinfoil hats or start new cults. First contact might need a PR team more than a telescope!
If Scientists Ever Find Strong Evidence of Alien Life, Communicating It Will Pose Serious Issues
