Shared communication between we Earthlings and other star folk should be based on mathematics – exo-arithmetic greetings that form a “foreign” lingo.

The idea is that mathematics is as much a part of our humanity as music and art. And it is mathematics that might be understandable — even familiar — to extraterrestrial civilizations for striking up star-speak repartee.

For more information on this proposal, go to my new Space.com story at:

Talking to E.T.? Why Math May Be the Best Language

By Leonard David, Space.com’s Space Insider Columnist

June 7, 2017 06:50am ET

http://www.space.com/37109-making-contact-aliens-language-math.html