Shortly after telescopes could see into the universe in non-visible wavelengths, starting with radio waves, the question of whether other/extraterrestrial civilizations exist became a feasible pursuit. The USSR’s top-down endorsement of the problem of Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CETI) stemmed from two major conferences hosted at the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO) in Armenia in 1964 and 1971.

This presentation explores CETI’s value for Armenian interdisciplinary science, including archaeoastronomy (developed by BAO’s Elma Parsamyan and Paris Herouni) and philosophy, theory of culture, and cybernetics (developed by Eduard Markarian).

🗓️ 6 PM | October 16
📍 3, A. Khachatryan St.

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