That's a great piece. Thanks for sharing.
The fact that most of our signals for extra-terrestrial life are based on life on earth has always made me concerned we'd miss something. This has made me reconsider a little. We would miss life unlike earth's with our approach, but without an analogy like this to draw on, how could we know?
I don't think the (very old) CGP Grey video on the topic has been posted yet.
https://youtu.be/rNu8XDBSn10?si=inPVvC7BkSELXSvi
The only elements in this video I know to be out of date are the UK's membership of the EU (*shakes fist), and Barbados is now a republic.
I'm with you, but it's harder for more modern buildings.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/11/upshot/office-conversions.html
The link is behind a paywall, but its a good piece.
There are more about an order of magnitude more people discussing those functions on the internet then there are practically using them.
Ah, I can't tell if the reference was overlooked or ignored, but nice callback anyway.
It is. I'm a big fan, but have lost my copy.