Scientist develops programme to understand alien languages
I came across this story and thought it was worth sharing here.
A computer programme which could help identify and even translate messages from aliens in outer space has been developed by a British scientist.
Even if there are extra terrestrials are one day discovered, scientists fear their alien tongue may make it impossible to understand them.
But John Elliott of Leeds Metropolitan University believes he has come up with software which at least will decipher the structure of their language - and be the first step in understanding what they are saying.
Dr Elliott’s programme would compare an alien language to a database of 60 different languages in the world to search see if it has a similar structure.
He believes that even an alien language far removed from any on Earth is likely to have recognisable patterns that could help reveal how intelligent the life forms are.
If alien visitors did in fact somehow help develop some ancient cultures such as the egyptians, I would think surely they was enable to communicate with them somehow. Yet I’ve always been led to believe that the way aliens communicate with you is through telepathic thoughts. Still very interesting indeed that they’re taking interest in this. I think it’s funny that he thinks that he’ll be able to see how “intelligent” the life forms are, like their ability to visit us from a far away galaxy wasn’t enough.
