Gaia Theory – Earth System Science

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James Lovelock is the author of approximately 200 scientific papers, distributed almost equally among topics in Medicine, Biology, Instrument Science and Geophysiology. He has filed more than 50 patents, mostly for detectors for use in chemical analysis. One of these, the electron capture detector, was important in the development of environmental awareness. It revealed for the first time the ubiquitous distribution of pesticide residues and other halogen bearing chemicals. This information enabled Rachel Carson to write her book, Silent Spring, often said to have initiated the awareness of environmental disturbance. Later it enabled the discovery of the presence of PCB’s in the natural environment. More recently the electron capture detector was responsible for the discovery of the global distribution of nitrous oxide and of the chlorofluorocarbons, both of which are important in the stratospheric chemistry of ozone. Some of his inventions were adopted by NASA in their programme of planetary exploration. He was awarded by NASA three certificates of recognition for these. He is the originator of the Gaia Hypothesis (now Gaia Theory) and has written four books on the subject: Gaia: a new look at life on Earth, (Oxford University Press, 1979); The Ages of Gaia, (WW Norton, 1988); Gaia: the practical science of planetary medicine, (Gaia Books, 1991), and Homage to Gaia (2000). He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974 and in 1975 received the Tswett Medal for …

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James Lovelock is the author of approximately 200 scientific papers, distributed almost equally among topics in Medicine, Biology, Instrument Science and Geophysiology. He has filed more than 50 patents, mostly for detectors for use in chemical analysis. One of these, the electron capture detector, was important in the development of environmental awareness. It revealed for the first time the ubiquitous distribution of pesticide residues and other halogen bearing chemicals. This information enabled Rachel Carson to write her book, Silent Spring, often said to have initiated the awareness of environmental disturbance. Later it enabled the discovery of the presence of PCB’s in the natural environment. More recently the electron capture detector was responsible for the discovery of the global distribution of nitrous oxide and of the chlorofluorocarbons, both of which are important in the stratospheric chemistry of ozone. Some of his inventions were adopted by NASA in their programme of planetary exploration. He was awarded by NASA three certificates of recognition for these. He is the originator of the Gaia Hypothesis (now Gaia Theory) and has written four books on the subject: Gaia: a new look at life on Earth, (Oxford University Press, 1979); The Ages of Gaia, (WW Norton, 1988); Gaia: the practical science of planetary medicine, (Gaia Books, 1991), and Homage to Gaia (2000). He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974 and in 1975 received the Tswett Medal for …

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Evolution as defined as relative adaptations to its environment, true! But as a whole, life does appear to have tendencies, patterns, towards more complexity. This goes into theories such as Lovelock’s Gaia Hypothesis, that life functions more like an organisms when looked at as a whole. This is another interesting subject that I’d gladly show a few tests Lovelock posited (including one interesting computer simulation.)

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press.princeton.edu Will we extend life into space before a catastrophe stops us permanently? Those going into space will be impelled by an exploratory urge. But their choices will have epochal consequences. Once the threshold is crossed when there is a self-sustaining level of life in space, then lifes long-range future will be secure irrespective of any of the risks on Earth (with the single exception of the catastrophic destruction of space itself). Will this happen before our technical civilisation disintegrates, leaving this as a might-have-been? Will the self-sustaining space communities be established before a catastrophe sets back the prospect of any such enterprise, perhaps foreclosing it for ever? We live at what could be a defining moment for the cosmos, not just for our Earth. The colonization of space is an evolutionary step similar to the colonization of land This would be as epochal an evolutionary transition as that which led to land-based life on Earth. But it could still be just the beginning of cosmic evolution. The enormous potential of future life is dependent on our actions today The first aquatic creatures crawled onto dry land in the Silurian era, more than three hundred million years ago. They may have been unprepossessing brutes, but had they been clobbered, the evolution of land-based fauna would have been jeopardised. Likewise, the post-human potential is so immense that not even the most misanthropic amongst us would countenance its being …

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Cosmology.com This video details the scientific evidence proving that microbial life lived on Mars from 4 billion to at least 1 million years ago. A documentary film by Rhawn Joseph, Ph.D. This film is the Third chapter (Part 3), from the 55 minute film God & The Origin of Life. This video and the associated chapters, are founded on considerable scientific evidence and are not based on religion or conceptions of god. Some viewers leap to irrational conclusions about religion or god based on the title. Each chapter may be viewed, on youtube, in any order. 1: God & the Origin of Life: The Myth of the Organic Soup. /watch?v=ByUod2VmBQY 2: Meteors & the Origins of Life /watch?v=eW9nMJR4wWk 3: Life on Mars /watch?v=Wj4Q1hPRoDs 4: Fossils & Life Found on the Moon /watch?v=M0JWiZK5bUI 5: Origins: Life is Everywhere. Life in Extreme Environments /watch?v=sjsnI3v5WM8 The entire video may be viewed at BrainMind.com The purpose of these 5 chapters and this film is to create a scientific revolution and paradigm shift in scientific thinking and in our understanding of life on earth and in the universe. In order to protect the status quo, the “scientific establishment” typically falsely classifies all arguments and evidence challenging their beliefs, as an either/or choice between: science vs religion. There is a 3rd choice, represented by these videos, are based on 100% pure science and have nothing to do with religion or intelligent design. The attack against religion is a “straw dog …

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1) www.pbs.org Please visit and support the above listed website link I have provided for the World and all of the viewers of this incredibly well documented program to further benefit themselves and their intellectual capabilities. Thank to all who watch and also to teh very well educated people of the “NOVA – PBS” network/broadcasting system. This program covers the actual beginning of our Universe and the science that details it all. It is filled with beautiful pictures as well as a ton of very vital information that is good for all of humanity to learn and know about. Mr. Neil degraysse Tyson hosts this program and he is very intellectual as well as a great source for giving out all of this great information about the mysteries of outer space. Science is the process of reasoning the theories of “down” and “back” from our directly observable effects and short as well as long lasting events to the constantly growing indirectly observable events and the ever more distant and nearly inaccessible past events across the cosmos. If we were able to know the details of the very beginning of our universe alone, then we could reason forward and therefore derive the past events and the most recent events in our cosmic neighborhood and further our understanding of the actual facts that truly foretell the formation of the universe. Please view this with an open mind and I urge all of you to comment if you have any questions that pertain to the contents covered within this very …

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As technology advances with the use of high powered telescopes and high tech satellites our view of planetary systems is changing. Msnbcs science editor discusses these scientific breakthroughs. Dec. 11, 2009 Space probes pick up exoplanets galore, beginning with the weirder ones By Alan Boyle Science editor msnbc.com- www.msnbc.msn.com Scientists are on their way to discovering thousands of new planets, potentially including hundreds of worlds the size of Earth, in Earth-like orbits around sunlike stars. They expect to achieve that goal within three years or so. But they’ll start with the weirdest worlds. The most advanced planet-hunting probes — the European Space Agency’s COROT satellite and nasa’s Kepler spacecraft — are designed to spot close-in planets most easily. That means the first revelations will be about planets in orbits much smaller than Mercury’s. So when Kepler’s scientists announce their first official results next month, expect to hear about “hot Jupiters” and “super-Earths” whirling so close to their stars that they sizzle. And you just might hear about phenomena so strange that the scientists can hardly believe their instruments. “I was not prescient enough to anticipate something that we’re seeing,” David Latham, a mission co-investigator from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, told msnbc.com. “There are some good things coming.” Kepler’s principal investigator, William Borucki of nasa’s Ames Research Center, expects that his science …

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Life Beyond Earth: Origin And Evolution Of Life In The Universe – Best Of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos (Part 20). Carl Edward Sagan, Ph.D. (1934-1996) was an American astronomer, astrochemist, author, and highly successful popularizer of astronomy, astrophysics and other natural sciences. He pioneered exobiology and promoted the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI). He is world-famous for writing popular science books and for co-writing and presenting the award-winning 1980 television series “Cosmos: A Personal Voyage”, which has been seen by more than 600 million people in over 60 countries, making it the most widely watched PBS program in history. A book to accompany the program was also published. He also wrote the novel “Contact”, the basis for the 1997 Robert Zemecki’s film of the same name starring Jodie Foster. During his lifetime, Sagan published more than 600 scientific papers and popular articles and was author, co-author, or editor of more than 20 books. In his works, he frequently advocated sceptical inquiry, secular humanism, and the scientific method. • www.carlsagan.com ‘Our Place in the Cosmos’ (ft. Sagan, Dawkins, Kaku, Jastrow)- Symphony of Science- http Carl Sagan – We Are All Connected- www.youtube.com The Size of The Universe- www.youtube.com The Known Universe (Take A Journey through The Stars)- www.youtube.com What Are the Odds that- Aliens Exist? (Find Out)- www.youtube.com CNN:NASA Search For Earth Like Planets & Alien Life- www.youtube.com …

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Complete video at: fora.tv University of California – Berkeley Astronomy Professor Debra Fischer describes the “zoo” of recently discovered extrasolar planets, and compares many of their general attributes – their orbits, masses, and potential to sustain life – to the planets of our own solar system. —– Close to 300 planets outside our solar system have already been discovered. What if we find earth’s twin? The two leading planet hunters Didier Queloz, University of Geneva, and Debra Fischer, San Francisco State University, will talk about their search for planets outside our solar system (exoplanets) and the possibility of finding an earth-like planet, with liquid water on the surface. They discuss ideas on what such a planet would look like, what would grow, and what kind of life could exist. Lynette Cook, well-known portraitist of planets, will envision the outcome of this discussion through painting the imagined surface of one of the most recent discoveries: Gliese 581 c – Swissnex San Francisco Debra Fischer is a professor of astronomy at San Francisco State University and the University of California, Berkeley. Fischer has co-authored over 80 papers on dwarf and sub-stellar mass objects in the galactic neighborhood, including many on extrasolar planets. She is also a member of the planet search team led by Geoffrey Marcy looking for extrasolar planets.

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The Europa Jupiter System Mission would use two robotic orbiters to conduct unprecedentedly detailed studies of the giant gaseous planet Jupiter and its moons Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. NASA would build one orbiter, initially named Jupiter Europa. ESA would build the other orbiter, initially named Jupiter Ganymede. The probes would launch in 2020 on two separate launch vehicles from different launch sites. The orbiters would reach the Jupiter system in 2026 and spend at least three years conducting research. Europa has a surface of ice, and scientists theorize it has an ocean of water beneath that could provide a home for living things. Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, is the only moon known to have its own internally generated magnetic field and is suspected to have a deep undersurface water ocean. Scientists long have sought to understand the causes of the magnetic field. Callisto’s surface is extremely heavily cratered and ancient, providing a clear indication of a record of events from the early history of the Solar System. Finally, Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system. The orbiters would spend nearly a year orbiting Europa and Ganymede. nasa’s probe would investigate whether Europa might harbor life, and esa’s spacecraft would orbit Ganymede to conduct investigations of the surface and interior of this satellite, to better understand the formation and evolution of the Jovian system. Please Subscribe for more thank you for …