Об этом курсе: Learn about the origin and evolution of life and the search for life beyond the Earth.
Автор: Эдинбургский университет
Преподаватели: Charles Cockell, Professor
Astrobiology
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НЕДЕЛЯ 1
Life and Its Origins
What is life and what are the definitions of life? What do we know about the origin of life and what are the current hypotheses for how it originated on the Earth?
10 видео
- Видео: Welcome
- Видео: Introduction
- Видео: History of Astrobiology
- Видео: What is Life?
- Видео: Life on Earth
- Видео: Structure of Life: Building Blocks
- Видео: Structure of LIfe: Cells
- Видео: Origins of Life: Building Blocks
- Видео: Origins of Life: Location
- Видео: Origins of Life: Alternative Chemistries
Оцениваемый: Introduction and History of Astrobiology
Оцениваемый: Life: The Basics
Оцениваемый: Origins of Life
НЕДЕЛЯ 2
Life on Earth
What was the environment of early Earth like when life first emerged and what do we know about life on the earliest Earth? How did life evolve to cope with survival in extreme environments? What have been the major evolutionary transitions of life on the Earth?
7 видео
- Видео: Formation of the Solar System
- Видео: Conditions on the Early Earth
- Видео: Evidence of Early Life
- Видео: The Tree of Life
- Видео: Life in Extreme Environments
- Видео: The Rise of Multicellularity
- Видео: The Great Oxidation Event
Оцениваемый: Life on the Early Earth
Оцениваемый: Life Through Time
НЕДЕЛЯ 3
Habitable Environments Elsewhere in our Solar System?
What are the prospects for life on other planetary bodies in our Solar System and how do we go about searching for it? What conditions are required for a planet to be habitable?
7 видео
- Видео: What Makes a Planet Habitable?
- Видео: The Search for Life on Mars
- Видео: Mars as a Location for Life
- Видео: Could We All be Martians?
- Видео: Europa
- Видео: Enceladus
- Видео: Other Icy Bodies
Оцениваемый: The Habitability of Mars
Оцениваемый: Life and Icy Bodies
НЕДЕЛЯ 4
The Search for Habitable Exoplanets
How do we search for Earth-like planets orbiting distant stars and how would we detect life on them?
5 видео
- Видео: Methods
- Видео: Types of Planets
- Видео: Biosignatures of Life in Exoplanet Atmospheres
- Видео: How to Look for Biosignatures
- Видео: Missions to Search for Biosignatures
Оцениваемый: The Search for Exoplanets
Оцениваемый: Biosignatures on Exoplanets
НЕДЕЛЯ 5
Extraterrestrial Intelligence
What are the possibilities for intelligent life elsewhere? How would we deal with contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence and what would be the impact on society? Who would represent Earth?
4 видео
- Видео: Is There Anybody Out There?
- Видео: Contacting Extraterrestrial Civilizations
- Видео: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
- Видео: The Social Dimension
Оцениваемый: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Оцениваемый: Societal Implications of Contact with ET
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It was a really enriching course that gave good insights into astrobiological concepts. Well explained by the instructor.
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I wish it would have been more updated. The new astrobiology primer would help.
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it is a very good course, provide clear and concise material about astrobiology
it was a good experience