What is in store for the future of humanity? The usual way to answer
this question is to attempt to take things to their logical
conclusion. The “Bookworm” phenomenon has given way to couch
potatoes, video game addiction, and more recently, internet addiction.
This was partly addressed in Fahrenheit 451, where the citizens were
glued to their TV sets [...]

Originally posted on the Bad Astronomy blog:
Remember “Close Encounters of the Third Kind“? The aliens “sang” to
the humans…ths “song” being “re mi do (down octave) do sol”. A
common question is, what characteristics would an alien likely share
with humans? e.g. they probably would not be mammals–but perhaps
would take care of their young (a [...]