From Roswell to Disclosure: Hollywood’s Influence on Public Perception of Extraterrestrial Life
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Hollywood's depictions of aliens shape how the public imagines life beyond Earth and what disclosures about contact might mean, presenting a spectrum from benevolent warnings to threats, a view echoed by Priscilla Wald and Steven Spielberg and considered by Tim Gallaudet and Barack Obama, with public reaction likely mixed.
