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13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Defining Our Place In The Universe
April 17, 2013 Is the importance of life on Earth shrinking as science continually re-defines our world as a meaningless speck in an endless and uncaring Universe? Or is life here a precious thing that grows in importance with our ever-deepening knowledge of the Universe? Commentator Marcelo says it's the latter.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Second Genesis: Looking For Aliens Here, There And Everywhere
April 9, 2013 Did the seeds of life on Earth begin on Mars? Are we part of Earth's first alien invasion? Adam Frank says we may be looking at a future full of discoveries in our own solar system that could reset our understanding of life and its origin.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Where Did Life Come From? The Mind? The Universe? Can We Even Know?
March 20, 2013 Can science explain the origins of the universe, of life and of the mind? Not completely, it turns out. But how far can it go in answering them? Commentator Marcelo Gleiser starts digging into these questions.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Do We Know How Life Began? Not Really
February 8, 2013 We know a great deal about life and its pre-biotic precursors. But do we now understand how life is built from non-life? This is still an open question. Philospher Alva Noë considers this state of affairs in the context of the storm of controversy surrounding Thomas Nagel's book.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
Life, Cosmos, Books And Love
July 3, 2012 Two videos with lessons on our collective history and the meaning of life.
13.7: Cosmos And Culture
From The Big Bang To Intelligent Life: The Four Eras Of Astrobiology
December 14, 2011 As modern science traces the steps from the big bang to intelligent life, the question of whether we are the rule or the exception leaps to the forefront.
The Picture Show
Sept. 11 Through The Eyes Of VII, Magnum And Life
September 10, 2011 Some of the most arresting images from Sept. 11 were collected by Life magazine, Magnum and VII.
The Picture Show
Unpublished Elizabeth Taylor From 'Life'
March 23, 2011 In remembrance of the Hollywood legend, life.com has published rare photos.
The Picture Show
Today In History: 'The Fight Of The Century'
March 8, 2011 To honor the momentous Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier boxing match, Life has published a gallery of never-before-seen photos.
Blog Of The Nation
New Photos 50 Years After JFK's Election
November 8, 2010 On November 8, 1960, John F. Kennedy won a close presidential election against Richard Nixon. To mark the occasion, Life.com today released more than thirty previously unpublished photos of the campaign.
Blog Of The Nation
What Monopoly Taught Us About Money
June 18, 2009 Loaded up on credit card debt with a house you can't afford and still dying to make a deal? Blame those childhood board games!