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Kurt Vonnegut • The Sirens of Titan
Adding all other galaxies in the observable volume of the universe increases the number of habitable planets to a zetta, or 1021—a figure greater than the number of grains of sand on all of the beaches on Earth.
Avi Loeb • Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth
He wished to convey the excitement of science to the intelligent nonscientific reader. He had been thinking about such a work for fifty years. He could not accept what he called the narrow-minded, sentimental view that nature loses its…
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David McCullough • Brave Companions
What I’m trying to say is that instead of thinking of the Earth as just another planet and life as ubiquitous in the universe, the truth is that Earth is not just another planet. The Earth is a very rare oasis that has supported life for at least three and a half billion years, which allowed for life to change and adapt to different environments th
... See moreIt will be the end of pressure, the end of motive power, the end of thought. The universe will have reached perfect equilibrium.
Ted Chiang • Exhalation: Stories
The Sun's Heartbeat: And Other Stories from the Life of the Star That Powers Our Planet
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