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“#Aliens might be nice ‘but we can’t gamble on it’ expert says<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Sure, they\u2019re out there<\/em>, but should we be looking?<\/p>\n

Michio Kaku, a professor of theoretical physics at City College of New York and all-around pop-science<\/a> icon, has issued a warning about extraterrestrials \u2014 and efforts to seek them out. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think that\u2019s a terrible idea,\u201d the 74-year-old astrophysicist said. <\/p>\n

Kaku, perhaps best known for his contributions to string theory, spoke to the Guardian<\/a> about his new book, \u201cThe God Equation<\/a>,\u201d which covers contemporary movements in science and technology<\/a>. <\/p>\n

But his interview took a spacey turn. <\/p>\n

In the past, Kaku has theorized that humans may meet their extraterrestrial counterparts within this century. While the prospect might sound thrilling for many, Kaku is more cautious than eager to make contact.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all know what happ<\/a>ened to Montezuma when he met Cort\u00e9s in Mexico so many hundreds of years ago,\u201d he said, alluding to the disastrous demise of the 16th century Aztec emperor, which was instigated by what seemed to be a friendship of convenience with Spanish conquistador Hern\u00e1n Cort\u00e9s. <\/p>\n

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What began as a meeting of the minds between Montezuma and the Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century ended in tragedy for hundreds of thousands of Aztecs.<\/figcaption>
Art Images via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cort\u00e9s\u2019 amiable acquaintance would devolve into the fall of the Aztec Empire as Spanish colonizers usurped power over native peoples \u2014 all based on what historians describe as a big miscommunication between the disparate cultures. Or, that Cort\u00e9s lied to the Spanish monarch as justification to wage war against the Aztecs.<\/p>\n

Either way, those worlds colliding ended in tragedy for some 200,000 Aztecs. <\/p>\n

And, like the European settlers to the Americas, Kaku hypothesizes that our other-worldly visitors may also approach amicably, although they could harbor more insidious intentions.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, personally, I think that aliens out there would be friendly, but we can\u2019t gamble on it. So I think we will make contact but we should do it very carefully.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A worlds-colliding scenario similar to the one described by Michio Kaku was depicted in the 2016 film \u201cArrival.\u201d<\/figcaption>
\u00a9Paramount\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And the potentially disastrous meeting could also happen sooner than you might think.<\/p>\n

\u201cSoon we\u2019ll have [NASA\u2019s James] Webb telescope up in orbit and we\u2019ll have thousands of planets to look at, and that\u2019s why I think the chances are quite high that we may make contact with an alien civilization,\u201d Kaku said. <\/p>\n

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Astrophysicist Michio Kaku talked to the Guardian about the very real prospect of meeting aliens following the launch of NASA\u2019s James Webb telescope. <\/figcaption>
Northrop Grumman<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Recently, Kaku made another alarming prediction for the near future: self-replicating robots. In a 15-minute video for Big Think, the scientist discussed the prospect of sending clone bots to help build-out Mars for galactic colonization. <\/p>\n

While discussing Elon Musk\u2019s plans for a \u201cmulti-planet species,\u201d by sending about 1 million humans to colonize Mars via Musk\u2019s SpaceX rockets, Kaku notes that the job would also require \u201ca million hammers\u201d and \u201ca million saws.\u201d<\/p>\n

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