Tag: The Privileged Planet
William Shatner and Our Privileged Planet
Shatner‘s revelation may be interpreted as an environmentalist creed, but I rather see it as a poetical formulation of the fine-tuning of Earth for life.
Cosmic Fine-Tuning: A Look at the Implications
Does any of the evidence suggest a cosmic designer who is more than just the clockmaker God of the deists?
The Problem of Earth Privilege: It’s Getting Worse
So, the Earth is just a humdrum planet? Far from it, astrobiologist Guillermo Gonzalez argues.
New Study: The Milky Way Is Exceptional
“You might have to travel a half a billion light years from the Milky Way, past many, many galaxies, to find another cosmological wall with a galaxy like ours.”
Salt of the Earth Regulates Habitability
A planet needs more than location in a habitable zone. It needs the right ingredients, and salt has a surprising role.