关于此课程： Learn about the origin and evolution of life and the search for life beyond the Earth.
制作方： The University of Edinburgh
教学方： Charles Cockell, Professor
Astrobiology
| 语言 | English, 字幕： Russian, Romanian, German |
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第 1 周
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 个视频
- 视频: Introduction
- 视频: History of Astrobiology
- 视频: What is Life?
- 视频: Life on Earth
- 视频: Structure of Life: Building Blocks
- 视频: Structure of LIfe: Cells
- 视频: Origins of Life: Building Blocks
- 视频: Origins of Life: Location
- 视频: Origins of Life: Alternative Chemistries
已评分: Introduction and History of Astrobiology
已评分: Life: The Basics
已评分: Origins of Life
第 2 周
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 个视频
- 视频: Conditions on the Early Earth
- 视频: Evidence of Early Life
- 视频: The Tree of Life
- 视频: Life in Extreme Environments
- 视频: The Rise of Multicellularity
- 视频: The Great Oxidation Event
已评分: Life on the Early Earth
已评分: Life Through Time
第 3 周
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 个视频
- 视频: The Search for Life on Mars
- 视频: Mars as a Location for Life
- 视频: Could We All be Martians?
- 视频: Europa
- 视频: Enceladus
- 视频: Other Icy Bodies
已评分: The Habitability of Mars
已评分: Life and Icy Bodies
第 4 周
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 个视频
- 视频: Types of Planets
- 视频: Biosignatures of Life in Exoplanet Atmospheres
- 视频: How to Look for Biosignatures
- 视频: Missions to Search for Biosignatures
已评分: The Search for Exoplanets
已评分: Biosignatures on Exoplanets
第 5 周
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 个视频
- 视频: Contacting Extraterrestrial Civilizations
- 视频: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
- 视频: The Social Dimension
已评分: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
已评分: Societal Implications of Contact with ET
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评分和审阅
İt was very exiting and useful course
Although I was hoping for a module on planetary colonization, the curse fascinated me all the way through.
This course was extremely helpful and exciting for an aspiring astrobiologist like myself.
The instructor explained everything very clearly and was very direct.
My favorite part was when he talked about the possibility of life in our solar system, such as on Europa and Titan.
He made learning about astrobiology exciting and fun. I was never bored.
JL
It's amazing how we are improving on the search for extraterrestrial life, it's also pretty interesting how this set of lectures introduces you to this incredible world.
I only say thanks for being so nice and accurate with the explanations. See ya'