COULD WE LIVE ON ANOTHER PLANET?

SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO READ MORE ABOUT IS...

SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO THINK MORE ABOUT IS...

HERE ARE SOME SUBJECTS THAT YOU CAN STUDY AT UNIVERSITY THAT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN IF YOU ENJOYED DOING THIS RESEARCH... Geography Sciences Human Sciences READING #1: WHAT DO WE NEED FOR LIFE? READING #1: WHAT DO WE NEED FOR LIFE?

What is special about planet Earth? Restrict your answer to the top three 'most special' things, from the perspective of human habitation.

What kinds of equipment might you need to establish Further reading: if you would like to read more whether a planet was inhabitable? about what makes the Earth special, you might want to have a look at 'Lucky Planet: Why Earth is Exceptional – and What that Means for Life in the Universe' by David Waltham, or 'How to Build a Habitable Planet' by Wally Broecker and Charles Langmuir. READING #2: WHAT IS THE EARTH, EXACTLY?

The chapter ('Deep Earth') on the following pages is taken from 'The Earth: A Very Short Introduction' by Martin Redfern. Use this page to keep any notes you wish to take as you are reading.

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How likely do you think it is that humans could end up living on another planet?

To understand more about why life developed on Earth rather than other planets, you might want to listen to the Geological society's lecture on this topic: https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/LL-November-17 A number of their lectures are online, so you might find other interesting topics to explore too! READING #4: AND EVEN IF WE COULD... SHOULD WE?

Should there be an ethical framework to our exploration of space? What might this involve? SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING / EXPLORING

If you would like to read more about this topic, we suggest the following places to start. These are suggestions, and you should of course feel free not to look at any of them, or to take your reading in a completely different direction, if you would like to!

Magazines: Magazines like the New Scientist can be very useful - a lot of the New Scientist's articles are freely available online: https://institutions.newscientist.com/ A radio documentary: ''Costing the Earth' is a BBC radio 4 documentary exploring humankind's impact on the environment: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006r4wn A video review: Watch University College, Oxford student Sam explain why the book 'Colliding Continents' is so important to his Earth Sciences work: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=wDoYNeQW2r4&list=PLWTqyLGDhzHBbu6oEgiHEFayR5xe-ukXs&index=4&t=0s

A lecture series: Some of the lectures that happen at the faculty of Earth Sciences in Oxford are available online here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlDDR- 6k7tDIsIdvflJOkXG4HXyq9kZqD

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