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Life's Solution: Inevitable Humans in a Lonely Universe

By Simon Conway Morris

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Life's Solution: Inevitable Humans in a Lonely Universe

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The assassin's bullet misses, the Archduke's carriage moves forward, and a catastrophic war is avoided. So too with the history of life. Re-run the tape of life, as Stephen J. Gould claimed, and the outcome must be entirely different: an alien world, without humans and maybe not even intelligence. The history of life is littered with accidents: any twist or turn may lead to a completely different world. Now this view is being challenged. Simon Conway Morris explores the evidence demonstrating life's almost eerie ability to navigate to a single solution, repeatedly. Eyes, brains, tools, even culture: all are very much on the cards. So if these are all evolutionary inevitabilities, where are our counterparts across the galaxy? The tape of life can only run on a suitable planet, and it seems that such Earth-like planets may be much rarer than hoped. Inevitable humans, yes, but in a lonely Universe.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
486
Release Date:
2005-01-13
Publication Date:
2005-01-13
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
0521603250
ISBN13:
9780521603256
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
750 g
Height:
22.7 cm
Width:
15.2 cm
Thickness:
2.7 cm
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