Communicating Across Uncrossable Expanses

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/06/star-trek-tng-and-the-limits-of-language-shaka-when-the-walls-fell/372107/#article-comments

One of the most fascinating articles I’ve ever read about inter-planetary communication. How could we communicate with minds that are dramatically different than ours? The article recalls elements of Orson Scott Card’s “Xenocide” and Sagan’s “Contact.” I know the (latest) “Wow!” signal is probably an aberration, but these are the difficulties of the future.