The Possibility of Life
One of the most powerful questions we ask about the cosmos is: Are we alone?
The Possibility of Life traces the history of our understanding of what and where life in the universe could be, from Galileo and Copernicus through to our current tracking of exoplanets in the "Goldilocks zone", where life akin to ours on Earth might exist. Along the way, Jaime Green studies insights from a long tradition of science fiction that uses imagination to extrapolate and construct worlds, in turn inspiring scientists and their research.
Bringing together expert interviews, cutting-edge astronomy, philosophical inquiry and pop culture touchstones ranging from A Wrinkle in Time to Star Trek, The Possibility of Life delves into our evolving conception of the cosmos to pose an even deeper question: what does it mean to be human?
Jaime Green is a science writer, essayist, editor, and teacher, and she is the series editor of The Best American Science and Nature Writing. She received her MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Columbia, and her writing has appeared in Slate, Popular Science, The New York Times Book Review, American Theatre, Catapult, Astrobites, and elsewhere. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and son.
| Pm Supplier | Macmillan Publishers International Ltd |
|---|---|
| Pm Publisher | Duckworth Overlook |
| Pm Isbn 10 | 0715654810 |
| Pm Isbn 13 | 9780715654811 |
| Pm Publication Date | 2023-04-20 |
| Pm Width | 156 |
| Pm Height | 234 |
| Pm Author | Green,Jaime |
| Pm Longness | 0 |
- Searching for Kinship in the Cosmos
- Author: Green,Jaime
- Page Count: 304
- Publication Date: 2024-04-11
The Possibility of Life
- Searching for Kinship in the Cosmos
- Author: Green,Jaime
- Page Count: 304
- Publication Date: 2024-04-11
