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For questions about a different and uncharacteristic species or object that has come to the world from another world. NOT for questions about extraterrestrials in their native environment.
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Would it be easier to colonise a living world or a dead world?
How Goldilocks?
If a planet lay in the Goldilocks zone but doesn't support life, why is that? Lack of water? No magnetosphere? Too many asteroid impacts? Metal poor? If life isn't there already, …
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What could a technologically lesser civilization sell to a more technologically advanced one?
Various Human Rights groups across the galaxy argue that this sick experience is beyond the virtues of upstanding aliens, but obviously not all aliens feel the same way. … Compensation for the humans is trivial (equivalent to shiny baubles to the aliens), but the Circus Ringleaders make out like bandits.
Gofers
Long-term the novelty will wear off for most aliens. …
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What kind of Alien artifacts or minerals could advance the human race?
Biology
Where aliens could bring the most radical changes to society would most likely be in nano-engineering. … The problem is that reverse-engineering nano-scale structures is extremely difficult, and ones designed by aliens may be well beyond our abilities. …
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How to prevent humanity from using alien spaceships and technology exclusively?
Poor Humans
Just because the aliens are open with their technology doesn't mean that humans understand it. … Thus, what makes humans useful is that they are disposable, as far as the aliens are concerned. …