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Earth is ready for first contact. Unfortunately, first contact has questions.
When an extraterrestrial named Oolon arrives on Earth, it doesn’t come to invade, conquer, or demand to see humanity’s leader.
It comes to evaluate us.
And for reasons no one quite understands, the person chosen to help explain the human species is Samir Nader—a linguist, translator, teacher, and occasional author who knows enough about language to understand one uncomfortable truth: humans rarely mean exactly what they say.
Oolon begins asking questions.
Why do humans praise freedom while constantly restricting it? Why do we seek truth but prefer information that confirms what we already believe? Why can religion unite people and divide them? Why do we build intelligent machines before deciding what intelligence actually is? Why do we love, lie, judge, forgive, fight, believe—and contradict ourselves so spectacularly?
What begins as an unusual conversation soon becomes a planetary crisis.
Governments interfere. Politicians demand answers. Social media explodes. Corporations see opportunity. The military sees danger. And while eight billion humans argue over who should speak for Earth, Oolon quietly keeps score.
Humanity needs to prove that it understands itself well enough to join a wider universe.
The problem?
We may not like the answers.
Earth Has Some Explaining to Do is a humorous and thought-provoking science-fiction novel about first contact, language, artificial intelligence, politics, faith, family, truth, freedom, and the wonderfully confusing business of being human.
Sometimes the best way to understand humanity is to see it through the eyes of someone who isn’t human.
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Earth is ready for first contact. Unfortunately, first contact has questions.When an extraterrestrial named Oolon arrives on Earth, it doesn't come to invade, conquer, or demand to see humanity's leader.It comes to evaluate us.And for reasons no one quite understands, the person chosen to help explain the human species is Samir Nader-a linguist, translator, teacher, and occasional author who knows enough about language to understand one uncomfortable truth: humans rarely mean exactly what they say.Oolon begins asking questions.Why do humans praise freedom while constantly restricting it? Why do we seek truth but prefer information that confirms what we already believe? Why can religion unite people and divide them? Why do we build intelligent machines before deciding what intelligence actually is? Why do we love, lie, judge, forgive, fight, believe-and contradict ourselves so spectacularly?What begins as an unusual conversation soon becomes a planetary crisis.Governments interfere. Politicians demand answers. Social media explodes. Corporations see opportunity. The military sees danger. And while eight billion humans argue over who should speak for Earth, Oolon quietly keeps score.Humanity needs to prove that it understands itself well enough to join a wider universe.The problem?We may not like the answers.Earth Has Some Explaining to Do is a humorous and thought-provoking science-fiction novel about first contact, language, artificial intelligence, politics, faith, family, truth, freedom, and the wonderfully confusing business of being human.Sometimes the best way to understand humanity is to see it through the eyes of someone who isn't human. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9798176028935
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