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Taxi from another planet conversations with drivers about life in the universe

"Taxi drivers love to talk, and when astrobiologist Charles Cockell is their passenger, they love to talk about aliens. This humorous, insightful collection gathers essays inspired by conversations with cabbies, ranging over the possible nature of alien societies, the inevitability of life, and link...

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Main Author: Cockell, Charles (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Extraterrestrial beings > Public opinion.
Life > Public opinion.
Evolution > Public opinion.
Taxicab drivers > Attitudes.
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Summary:"Taxi drivers love to talk, and when astrobiologist Charles Cockell is their passenger, they love to talk about aliens. This humorous, insightful collection gathers essays inspired by conversations with cabbies, ranging over the possible nature of alien societies, the inevitability of life, and links between environmentalism and space exploration"--
Physical Description:xiii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674271838
0674271831
Author Notes:Charles Cockell is Professor of Astrobiology at the University of Edinburgh, where he founded the UK Centre for Astrobiology. He formerly worked at NASA, the British Antarctic Survey, and the Open University. He has studied microbial life in many of Earth's extreme environments and published a variety of popular and academic books about life in the universe and the exploration of space.

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