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02421aam a2200373 i 4500 001 E8E58F3656B111EEB3013A8641ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230919010045 008 220118t20222022maua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021059776 020 $a 0674271831 020 $a 9780674271838 035 $a (OCoLC)1296689030 040 $a MH/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d YDX $d BDX $d YDX $d VP@ $d QQ3 $d UKMGB $d OCLCA $d KAY $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a CB156 $b .C615 2022 082 00 $a 001.942 $2 23/eng/20220208 100 1 $a Cockell, Charles S., $d 1967- $e author. 245 10 $a Taxi from another planet : $b conversations with drivers about life in the universe / $c Charles S. Cockell. 264 1 $a Cambridge, Massachusetts : $b Harvard University Press, $c 2022. 300 $a xiii, 288 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Preface: Taxi Drivers and the Universe -- Are There Alien Taxi Drivers? -- Would Alien Contact Change Us All? -- Should I Be Worried About a Martian Invasion? -- Should We Solve Problems on Earth Before Exploring Space? -- Will I Go on a Trip to Mars? -- Is There Still Glory in Exploration? -- Is Mars Our Planet B? -- Do Ghosts Exist? -- Are We Exhibits in an Alien Zoo? -- Will We Understand the Aliens? -- Might the Universe Be Devoid of Aliens? -- Is Mars an Awful Place To Live? -- Will Space Be Full of Tyrannies or Free Societies? -- Do Microbes Deserve Our Protection? -- How Did Life Begin? -- Why Do We Need Oxygen To Breathe? -- What Is the Meaning of Life? -- Are We Exceptional? 520 $a "Taxi drivers love to talk, and when astrobiologist Charles Cockell is their passenger, they love to talk about aliens. This humorous, insightful collection gathers essays inspired by conversations with cabbies, ranging over the possible nature of alien societies, the inevitability of life, and links between environmentalism and space exploration"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Extraterrestrial beings $x Public opinion. 650 0 $a Life $x Public opinion. 650 0 $a Evolution $x Public opinion. 650 0 $a Taxicab drivers $x Attitudes. 941 $a 3 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240314024210.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010025323.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20230926010415.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E8E58F3656B111EEB3013A8641ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b KAYInitiate Another SILO Locator Search