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The Temporal Organization of Life: Investigating the Conceptual, Ethical and Cosmological Implications of Astrobiology

By (author) Jason Howard

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One of the more contentious questions to emerge into scientific prominence has been whether life is prevalent in the cosmos. Although there are many factors that shape this debate, one of the most overlooked yet crucial rests on the temporal organization in biotic systems. In this work the author investigates the compatibility and incompatibility between the thermodynamic arrow of time indicative of abiotic structure, and the temporal organization so characteristic of biotic processes and uses it to explore the origins of life here and elsewhere. Far from a minor problem, the author argues that the temporal organization in biotic systems plays a key role in shaping not only the prevalence of life, but also in grounding the scientific theories we use to explain the universe and the moral concepts that will anchor our exploration of the larger cosmos.

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The Coming Wave: AI, Power and Our Future

Mustafa Suleyman
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352 pages
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The Memory Collectors: A Novel

Dete Meserve
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Survive the AI Apocalypse: A guide for solutionists

Bronwen Williams
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232 pages
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Let's stare the future down and, instead of fearing AI, become solutionists.

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The Colonialist: The Vision of Cecil Rhodes

William Kelleher Storey
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This first comprehensive biography of Cecil Rhodes in a generation illuminates Rhodesâ€™s vision for the expansion of imperialism in southern Africa, connecting politics and industry to internal development, and examines how this fueled a lasting, white-dominated colonial society.

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