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NEWS SCRAPBOOK
Interviews, media coverage, announcements and memories (1996-2025) in reverse chronological order
How Science Drives Society
Transcript of the Telstra podcast interview with Wilson da Silva about the importance of science to society and the economy.
Gambling on Physics at the Pub
Jennifer Ouellette's report on “The Biggest Gamble in Physics?”, a Science in the Pub session at the Quantum to Cosmos Festival in 2009.
Twitter From Earth Draws Avalanche of Global Attention
Story in The Australian on the HELLO FROM EARTH project, a viral social media campaign conceived by Wilson da Silva.
Text Messages Boldly Go From Australia Into Space
A report on the German newswire Deutsche Press-Agentur about the transmission into space by the HELLO FROM EARTH project.
25,000 Texts Sent to Distant Planet
A report in New Zealand's Stuff.com news site about the HELLO FROM EARTH project.
Beam Them Up: 25,000 Texts to Aliens
Story in The Canberra Times on HELLO FROM EARTH, the viral social media campaign created by Wilson da Silva.
Australians ‘Twitter’ to Outer Space
A press release announcing the completion of the HELLO FROM EARTH project.
25,000 Hellos Go Out From Australia to ‘Super Earth’
A news story in The Sydney Morning Herald about the successful transmission of the HELLO FROM EARTH project.
Earth Sends 25,000 Messages to Aliens!
A news story in India's Hindustan Times about the HELLO FROM EARTH project.
Envíe un SMS al Espacio Exterior
A news story in Spain's ABC newspaper about the HELLO FROM EARTH project (in Spanish).
Send en SMS til Super-Jorden 20 Lysår Borte
A news story in Denmark's Ingeniøren Magazine about the HELLO FROM EARTH project (in Danish).
Wyślij Kosmitom Swoje Przesłanie
A report in Poland's TVN-24 news site about the HELLO FROM EARTH project (in Polish).
Astronauta Marcos Pontes dá Dicas a Turista Espacial Brasileiro
A profile of Brazilian-born Wilson da Silva on G1, Globo TV's online news site, about becoming a space tourist (in Portuguese).
Space-Age Spam Texting a Very Dangerous Experiment
A humour article in Toowoomba 's The Chronicle on the HELLO FROM EARTH project.
Messages to Mars and Beyond
Transcript of a story on The Science Show, ABC Radio National, about the HELLO FROM EARTH project.
Send ET a Text Message From Earth
An online story in SPACE.com describing HELLO FROM EARTH, a project conceived by Wilson da Silva for Australia's National Science Week.
Hello From Earth: Un Mensaje de Texto al Espacio
A news story in Spain's NeoTeo.com about the HELLO FROM EARTH project (in Spanish).
Dear Alien, Can I Add You to Facebook?
A news story in The Sydney Morning Herald about COSMOS's Hello From Earth project.
From Earth With Love – You Can Send a Message Into Space
A report in The DailyTelegraph on the launch of the HELLO FROM EARTH project.
Strewth! Message Off the Planet
Extract from a column in The Australian about the HELLO FROM EARTH project.
Allo Gliese 581d? Ici la Terre!
A news story in Québec's Metro newspaper about the HELLOF FROM EARTH project (in French).
Site Manda SMS a Planeta Mais Próximo Fora do Sistema Solar
A news story in Brazil's Folha de São Paulo about the HELLO FROM EARTH project (in Portuguese).
ET Text Home? Send SMSes to Outer Space
A news article in the newswire Reuters about COSMOS magazine's HELLO FROM EARTH project.
Send an Interstellar SMS During National Science Week
National Science Week media release about an initiative to collect public messages to be transmitted in an interstellar signal by NASA.
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