Isaac Arthur on MSNOpinion

Human aliens

When we imagine alien life, we picture monsters, insects, or tentacles—but what if the most realistic aliens are human-like?
Bugonia' (2025), a kidnap movie, about a guy and his cousin nabbing a pharma CEO. This is a positive mind-fuck of a movie, second only to 'The Substance' (2024).
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Earth is home to creatures so strange, beautiful, and bizarre that it’s easy to forget we share the planet with them. These ...