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This week on The Micah Hanks Program, as we look back on another year we cover stories in the news of mysterious archaeological discoveries, interspecies communication, and breakthroughs in space and astronomy. Then getting to listener emails, Micah gives his take on one pilot's story of a strange group of lights observed in early November, and what they might be; we also touch on the developing story of unusual drones that Colorado residents have recently seen flying by night, which have many residents and others concerned about who may be operating them.  We then turn our attention toward some of the biggest stories not just of the last year, but of the last decade as we head into the 2020s. Landmark breakthroughs in physics, genetics, and other areas of science are paving the way toward a world of tomorrow unlike many would have dreamed just decades ago... but are we necessarily better for it? Chief among many forecasts for the 2020s are continuing developments in the field of artificial intelligence, which are certain to make the world of tomorrow a "brave new world" indeed.  Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: Dehydrated Koala Desperately Flags Down Cyclist For Help  Archaeologists discover remains of vast Mayan palace in Mexico  Lewis stone circle has star-shaped lightning strike Christina Koch to Become the First Woman to Stay in Space for the Longest Timespan  Betelgeuse Looks Fainter Than Usual. Could It Mean It's About to Go Supernova?  Starlink Satellites Produce Wave of UFO Sightings in the US  A Big And Bizarre Drone Mystery Is Unfolding In Rural Colorado  LiveScience: The 10 Biggest Science Stories of the Decade  Russia deploys Avangard hypersonic missile system The 2020s: 20 science and tech predictions for the new decade As robots take over warehousing, workers pushed to adapt In the 2020s, human-level A.I. will arrive, and finally pass the Turing test The Myth of a Superhuman AI Stephen Pinker on the Future, AI, and Existential Concerns The Year UFOs Became a Little More Legit BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as “classic” episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly “additional editions” of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Follow Micah on Instagram