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Life's Solution

Inevitable Humans in a Lonely Universe

by Morris Conway

  • Paperback
  • 488 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15 x 22.7 x 2.8 cm

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For curious minds seeking answers about life’s purpose

Explores why humans exist in a seemingly empty universe

You will gain insights into life's remarkable journey

Discover the surprising journey of life in a lonely universe.

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.

  • Title

    Life's Solution

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    November 2004

  • Weight

    650g

  • Page Count

    488

  • Dimensions

    15 x 22.7 x 2.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521603256

  • ISBN-10

    0521603250

  • Eden Code

    4520619