#455 – Adam Frank: Alien Civilizations and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

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I've been reading a lot about Genghis Khan and the influence he had on revolutionizing the trade network. A lot of networks, the trade of not just goods, but information of knowledge, of languages, of ideas, of religions, of peoples. And it's fascinating how roads of that nature, trade, first and foremost, can break down the barriers that divide peoples. I suppose it all starts with incentives.