Widening perspectives: the intellectual and social benefits of astrobiology (regardless of whether extraterrestrial life is discovered or not)

Crawford, Ian (2017) Widening perspectives: the intellectual and social benefits of astrobiology (regardless of whether extraterrestrial life is discovered or not). International Journal of Astrobiology 17 (1), pp. 57-60. ISSN 1473-5504.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1473550417000088

Abstract

Astrobiology is usually defined as the study of the origin, evolution, distribution and future of life in the Universe. As such it is inherently interdisciplinary and cannot help but engender a worldview infused by cosmic and evolutionary perspectives. Both these attributes of the study of astrobiology are, and will increasingly prove to be, beneficial to society regardless of whether extraterrestrial life is discovered or not.

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Item Type:	Article
School:	School of Science > Earth and Planetary Sciences
Depositing User:	Administrator
Date Deposited:	15 Jun 2017 13:06
Last Modified:	05 Feb 2021 12:51
URI:	https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/18932

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