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  • Astrobiology

    Understanding Life in the Universe

    de Charles S. Cockell ...
    A guide to understanding the formation of life in the UniverseThe revised and updated second edition of Astrobiology offers an introductory text that explores the structure of living things, the formation of the elements required for life in the Universe, the biological and geological history of the Earth, and the habitability of other planets. Written by a noted expert on the topic, the book ... Leer más

    $86.00 USD

  • Astrochemistry and Astrobiology

    Edición de Charles S. Cockell, Ian W. M. Smith, Sydney Leach ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    Astrochemistry and Astrobiology is the debut volume in the new series Physical Chemistry in Action. Aimed at both the novice and experienced researcher, this volume outlines the physico-chemical principles which underpin our attempts to understand astrochemistry and predict astrobiology. An introductory chapter includes fundamental aspects of physical chemistry required for understanding the field ... Leer más

    $170.09 USD

  • The Equations of Life

    How Physics Shapes Evolution

    de Charles S. Cockell ...
    A groundbreaking argument for why alien life will evolve to be much like life here on EarthWe are all familiar with the popular idea of strange alien life wildly different from life on earth inhabiting other planets. Maybe it's made of silicon! Maybe it has wheels! Or maybe it doesn't. In The Equations of Life, biologist Charles S. Cockell makes the forceful argument that the laws of physics ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

  • The Institutions of Extraterrestrial Liberty

    Edición de Charles S. Cockell ...
    The exploration of space raises new problems in the expression of human freedoms. While the potential to establish new extraterrestrial settlements is thrilling, it also brings along a myriad of decisions to consider when addressing how these settlements should operate in a way which maintains human liberties. In this book, many dimensions of freedom in space are discussed. Aspects of liberty ... Leer más

    $125.99 USD

  • Taxi from Another Planet

    Conversations with Drivers about Life in the Universe

    de Charles S. Cockell ...
    Insightful, good-humored essays on the possibilities of alien life and the uses of space exploration, based on an astrobiologist’s everyday conversations with his fellow humans—taxi drivers, to be precise. “This is a joy to read.” —Publishers WeeklyIf you’ve ever sat in the back seat of a taxi, you know that cabbies like to talk. Sports or politics, your job or theirs, taxi drivers are fine ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Interplanetary Liberty

    Building Free Societies in the Cosmos

    de Charles S. Cockell ...
    On the Moon or Mars, where even the oxygen you breathe is made in a manufacturing process controlled by someone else, can you be free? In Interplanetary Liberty: Building Free Societies in the Cosmos, Charles S. Cockell argues that beyond Earth, space is especially tyranny-prone. Yet rather than consign humanity to a dim future of extraterrestrial despotisms, he suggests that the construction of ... Leer más

    $32.99 USD

  • The Meaning of Liberty Beyond Earth

    Edición de Charles S. Cockell ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    The purpose of this book is to initiate a new discussion on liberty focusing on the infinite realms of space. The discussion of the nature of liberty and what it means for a human to be free has occupied the minds of thinkers since the Enlightenment. However, without exception, every one of these discussions has focused on the character of liberty on the Earth. The emergence of human space ... Leer más

    $143.09 USD

  • Human Governance Beyond Earth

    Implications for Freedom

    Edición de Charles S. Cockell ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book extends the discussion of the nature of freedom and what it means for a human to be free. This question has occupied the minds of thinkers since the Enlightenment. However, without exception, every one of these discussions has focused on the character of liberty on Earth.In this volume the authors explore how people are likely to be governed in space and how that will affect what sort of ... Leer más

    $116.99 USD

  • Un taxi pour l'espace

    de Charles S. Cockell ...
    Traducido por Cécile Chartres ...
    Faut-il espérer ou craindre l’arrivée des extraterrestres ? Pourrons-nous passer bientôt des week-ends dans l’espace ? Y a-t-il une vie dans les galaxies et si oui, à quoi ressemblent les créatures extraterrestres ? Face à l’urgence climatique, faut-il encore financer l’exploration spatiale ? Ces questions traversent bien souvent les esprits, du moins ceux des chauffeurs de taxi ayant croisé la ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • Audiolibro

    The Equations of Life

    de Charles S. Cockell ...
    Narrado por Ian Porter ...

    Completo

    11 hora 42 minutos

    We are all familiar with the popular idea that strange alien life is wildly different from life on Earth. Maybe it's made of silicon! Maybe it has wheels! Or maybe it doesn't. In The Equations of Life, biologist Charles S. Cockell makes the forceful argument that the laws of physics narrowly constrain how life can evolve, making evolution's outcomes predictable. If we were to find something very ... Leer más

    $24.99 USD

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    A New Look at Life on Earth

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    Series series Oxford Landmark Science
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  • Weird Life

    The Search for Life That Is Very, Very Different from Our Own

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