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5. Our fate
Books
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Our
Final Century? Will the human race survive the twenty-first
century? by Martin Rees (Allen
Lane, 2004)
This well-respected astronomer spells out doomsday scenarios
for cosmic collisions, high-energy experiments gone wrong, and
self-replicating machines that steadily devour the biosphere.
If we can avoid driving ourselves to extinction, he writes,
a glorious future awaits; if not, our devices may very well
destroy the universe. Get
this book |
The
Life and Death of Planet Earth: How the new science of astrobiology
charts the ultimate fate of our world
by Peter Ward and Donald Brownlee (Time Books, 2003)
A fascinating and in-depth account of the mechanisms currently
in place that will ultimately lead to the doom of planet earth.
Get
this book |
Evolution
on Planet Earth: Impact of the physical environment
edited by Lynn Rothschild and Adrian Lister (Academic Press,
2003)
Driving evolution forward, Earth's physical environment has
challenged the very survival of organisms and ecosystems throughout
the ages. The book covers drifting continents, extinction events
and climate change –
important topics that continue to shape Earth's inhabitants
to this very day. Get
this book |
The Science of Discworld
by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen (Ebury Press,
2002)
When a wizardly experiment goes adrift, the wizards of Unseen
University find themselves with a pocket universe on their hands:
Roundworld, where neither magic nor common sense seems to stand
a chance against logic. The Universe, of course, is our own.
And Roundworld is Earth. As the wizards watch their accidental
creation grow, we follow the story of our universe from the
primal singularity of the Big Bang to the Internet and beyond.
Get
this book |
The
Science of Discworld II – The Globe
by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen (Ebury Press,
2003)
Weaves together a fast-paced novelette with cutting edge scientific
commentary on the evolution and development of the human mind,
culture, language, art, and science, The
Globe presents a fascinating and
brilliantly original view of the world we live in. Get
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Websites
Sciforums
www.sciforums.com
Huge community forum with opportunity to post your views on
a wide range of subjects including astronomy and cosmology.
Sir Martin Rees: prophet of doom?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/newsmakers/2976279.stm
Looks at the Astronomer Royal and his belief that the human
race has only a 50/50 chance of surviving another century.
The future of planet Earth: scientific
challenges in the coming century
www.usgs.gov/public/press/public_affairs/press_releases/pr1160m.html
As the global population continues to grow, people will place
greater and greater demands on the resources of our planet,
including mineral and energy resources, open space, water,
and plant and animal resources. The US Geological Survey lists
the top ten scientific challenges for the next century.
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