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Interesting video about 'communicating with aliens', but more focused on AI and the possibility of other-worldly contact.

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Interesting video about the art of communication in terms of linguistics, dialect, language and the overall power of gab.

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Five Stories About the Art of Communication

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Screencap from 'Arrival' film (2016), based off Story of Your Life & Others by Ted Chiang

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Story of Your Life & Others by Ted Chiang includes 8 different stories within different genres of science fiction, magic, science fantasy, and more. "Story of Your Life" focuses on the story of Dr. Louise Banks and Gary Donnelly, a physicist, who work to understand the aliens 2D language.

"Similarly, knowledge of the future was incompatible with free will. What made it possible for me to exercise freedom of choice also made it impossible for me to know the future. Conversely, now that I know the future, I would never act contrary to that future, including telling others what I know: those who know the future don’t talk about it. Those who’ve read the Book of Ages never admit to it." - Louise explains she can see the future after learning the language of the aliens.

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Communication with Aliens and those around us

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Most secondary characters are described using sign language. These individuals, like the mothers described in the beginning, called the off-landers as "'mouth-speaking' Federation" when talking about the encroachment and implanted children.

"The universe is getting smaller. English is the common language of the Federation universe. And it's 'mouth-spoken;  not signed. Of what use are traders who do not speak the lingua franca? Shouldn't the thing be done?" - Ion, Mist's husband when talking their daughter getting implants.