In Here Be Dragons, astronomer David Koerner and neurobiologist Simon LeVay survey the work of biologists, cosmologists, computer theorists, NASA engineers,...
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In Here Be Dragons, astronomer David Koerner and neurobiologist Simon LeVay survey the work of biologists, cosmologists, computer theorists, NASA engineers, SETI researchers, roboticists, and UFO enthusiasts and debunkers as they attempt to answer the greatest remaining question facing humankind: Are we alone? From their "safe haven of skepticism" they venture into the "rough seas of speculation," where theory and evidence run the gamut from hard science to hocus pocus. Arguing that the universe is spectacularly suited for the evolution of living creatures, Koerner and LeVay give us ringside seats at the great debates of Big Science. The contentious arguments about what really happens in evolution, the acrimonious UFO controversy, and the debate over intelligence versus artificial intelligence shed new light on the wildly divergent claims about the universe and life's place in it.
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Origins: How Life on Earth Began
Going to Extremes: The Habitats and Requirements for Life
The incredible Shrinking Martians: Searching for Life in the Solar System
The Death and Life of Stars: Organic Molecules and the Evolution of Solar Systems
The Planet Finders: Searching for Life Beyond the Sun
What Happens in Evolution?: Chance and Necessity in the Origin of Biological complexity
SETI: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Dreamland: The Science and Religion of UFOs
Exotica: Life as We Don't Know It
Many Worlds: Cosmology and the Anthropic Principle
David Koerner is Assistant Professor of Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania. Simon LeVay is a science writer and former Associate Professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California.
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