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- catalog abstract ""In Here Be Dragons, astronomer David Koerner and neurobiologist Simon LeVay offer a scientifically compelling and colorful account of the search for life beyond Earth." "The authors 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" the authors 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. The authors argue that while no direct evidence of extraterrestrial life yet exists, habitats and chemical building blocks for life abound in the universe. A wealth of new astronomical techniques and space missions may provide this evidence early in the next century."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11531707.
- catalog contributor b11531708.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""In Here Be Dragons, astronomer David Koerner and neurobiologist Simon LeVay offer a scientifically compelling and colorful account of the search for life beyond Earth." "The authors 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" the authors 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. The authors argue that while no direct evidence of extraterrestrial life yet exists, habitats and chemical building blocks for life abound in the universe. A wealth of new astronomical techniques and space missions may provide this evidence early in the next century."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-256) and index.".
- catalog description "Origins: how life on Earth began -- Going to extremes: the habitats and requirements for life -- The incredible shrinking Martians: 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.".
- catalog extent "264 p., 8 p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Here be dragons.".
- catalog identifier "0195128524 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Here be dragons.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog relation "Here be dragons.".
- catalog subject "576.8/39 21".
- catalog subject "Life Origin.".
- catalog subject "Life on other planets.".
- catalog subject "QB54 .K54 2000".
- catalog tableOfContents "Origins: how life on Earth began -- Going to extremes: the habitats and requirements for life -- The incredible shrinking Martians: 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.".
- catalog title "Here be dragons : the scientific quest for extraterrestrial life / David Koerner, Simon LeVay.".
- catalog type "text".