HeyJaredThe Cosmobiologist
Astrobiology, science, and the wonder of being a thinking species in a living universe.
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Planetary Contamination & The Andromeda Strain (opens the original)
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What would we do if a real extraterrestrial pathogen came into contact with life on our planet? Could it possibly interact with life as we know it, outcompete life here for resources, or even potentially feed on us? What are the possible dangers in sending spacecraft to new worlds and then coming back home again?All of these questions come up in the realms of planetary protection as a real science and a necessary political and legal aspect of space exploration. Becaus
Non-Human Intelligence is a Dumb Term for Signifying Extraterrestrial Intelligence (opens the original)
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The term “non-human intelligence” should apply to all forms of intelligence that aren’t human.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1080" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!slen!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_p
The Sun is the Same in a Relative Way (opens the original)
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We had just come out of our evening dinner when our eyes were drawn to look up and witness the sky on fire.Not burning, but alight in oranges and reds. Colors of a sunset sky long past the actual setting of the Sun. The clouds painted in a beckoning light.And we knew then that we had to get back to the volcano. To witness something that few humans ever have or ever will.In these lives that are a cosmic blink of an eye, where stars fuse and radiate for billions upon billions of years, we were abo
Warp Drive Alterations (opens the original)
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What if aliens could use warp drive or other advanced technologies to alter our biology or even our entire biosphere? Intentional or not (or even beyond our ability to perceive intention), the potential is pretty wild.Will alien contact one day come with the potential that some alien lifeforms could override our autonomy and manipulate not just our biology but maybe even our behaviors as well?Becoming Alien is a collection here at The Cosmobiologist about the selves and civilization we
Jacob Coxon, the Sword of AI Hope and Doom, and the Futures Unknown to Us (opens the original)
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Is AI a technological Sword of Damocles hanging over the head of our entire civilization?<img alt="The letters AI and a question mark written in black marker on a whiteboard" class="sizing-normal" height="2256" src="htt
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