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The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy
- What Animals on Earth Reveal About Aliens - and Ourselves
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
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Brought to you by Penguin.
We are unprepared for the greatest discovery of modern science. Scientists are confident that there is alien life across the universe yet we have not moved beyond our perception of 'aliens' as Hollywood stereotypes. The time has come to abandon our fixation on alien monsters and place our expectations on solid scientific footing.
Using his own expert understanding of life on Earth and Darwin's theory of evolution - which applies throughout the universe - Cambridge zoologist Dr Arik Kershenbaum explains what alien life must be like.
Observing fishes whose electrical pulses indicate social status, we can see that conditions on other planets might allow for communication by electricity. As there was evolutionary pressure to wriggle along a sea floor, Earthling animals tend to have left/right symmetry; on planets where creatures evolved mid-air or in soupy tar - to be ready to move in any or multiple directions - they might be lacking any symmetry at all. Dr Kershenbaum uses cutting-edge science to paint an entertaining and compelling picture of extra-terrestrial life.
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- 17-03-2024
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A very convincing argument for life’s wonderful ways of persistence,proliferation and probability.
One is left with a feeling of wonder and delight thinking about the plethora of possibilities.
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- Doug Tyler
- 06-04-2024
Fascinating and thought-provoking.
I was fascinated by the wide range of information provided here. It was interesting and thought-provoking in equal measure. I really enjoyed it.
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