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Taxi from another planet conversations with drivers about life in the universe
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| 자료유형 | 단행본 |
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| 서명/저자사항 | Taxi from another planet conversations with drivers about life in the universe/ Charles S. Cockell. |
| 개인저자 | Cockell, Charles S.,1967- author. |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource (xiii, 288 pages): illustrations. |
| 기타형태 저록 | Print version: Cockell, Charles S., 1967- Taxi from another planet Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2022 9780674271838 |
| ISBN | 067427993X 9780674279940 0674279948 9780674279933 |
| 서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| 내용주기 | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Are There Alien Taxi Drivers? -- 2. Would Alien Contact Change Us All? -- 3. Should I Be Worried about a Martian Invasion? -- 4. Should We Solve Problems on Earth before Exploring Space? -- 5. Will I Go on a Trip to Mars? -- 6. Is There Still Glory in Exploration? -- 7. Is Mars Our Planet B? -- 8. Do Ghosts Exist? -- 9. Are We Exhibits in an Alien Zoo? -- 10. Will We Understand the Aliens? -- 11. Might the Universe Be Devoid of Aliens? -- 12. Is Mars an Awful Place to Live? 13. Will Space Be Full of Tyrannies or Free Societies? -- 14. Do Microbes Deserve Our Protection? -- 15. How Did Life Begin? -- 16. Why Do We Need Oxygen to Breathe? -- 17. What Is the Meaning of Life? -- 18. Are We Exceptional? -- Further Reading -- Acknowledgments -- Image Credits -- Index |
| 요약 | Taxi drivers love to talk, and when astrobiologist Charles Cockell is their passenger, they love to talk about aliens. This humorous, insightful collection gathers essays inspired by conversations with cabbies, ranging over the possible nature of alien societies, the inevitability of life, and links between environmentalism and space exploration |
| 일반주제명 | Extraterrestrial beings --Public opinion. Life --Public opinion. Evolution --Public opinion. Taxicab drivers --Attitudes. SCIENCE / Essays Life --Public opinion Taxicab drivers --Attitudes |
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