Nasa, Voyager, the Golden Record CPA

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1) Read the attached article and listen to the NPR story of how the new release of this 40 year old record were made. Beyond its intention as a way to communicate with aliens, how are these artifacts emblematic of their time, both 1977 and 2017?

2) Look through the titles of the Spotify playlist. Listen. Do you feel that the this record presents an accurate portrait of the musical culture of the world? What would you change?

3) Notice the references to recording technology throughout the written pieces. How difficult was it to assemble these works in one place in 1977? What would change if one were to create this as a playlist in 2017? What would remain the same?

4) If tasked with creating an audio document, limited to one hour in length, as our ambassador to the universe what three principles would you use to select the music?