The report is so technical that it's hard to read. To me, the most interesting part is this, at the conclusion: "We find a sample of five 'red' spirals with red MIR and (NUV-r) colors, which are inconsistent with high levels of star formation but consistent with high levels of alien waste heat. Significant internal extinction would be a satisfactory natural explanation for these colors, but until that is ruled out these galaxies are some of the best candidates for K3's in our search to date." MIR is mid-infrared emissions. I assume NUV-r is near ultraviolet minus red. K3-s are the name for supposed galaxy-spanning supercivilizations. It's interesting. -- Joe From: Dave Gary <davegary@me.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 4:46 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Hey, what if these guys aren't being detected because, in a super-civilization sort of way, they're all a bunch of laid back hippies. Then what? Interesting article. Kind of weird. Backed by the John Templeton Foundation…weirder still. Nothing to do with quilts.

http://arxiv.org/pdf/1504.03418.pdf <http://arxiv.org/pdf/1504.03418.pdf>

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