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How to think about science.

Title: How to think about science. Part 6.
Publication: [Toronto] : [CBC Radio One], [2008]

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1 audio disc (54 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

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Forty-years ago British scientist James Lovelock put forward the first elements of what he would come to call the Gaia theory. Named for the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, it held that the earth as a whole functions as a self-regulating system. At first many biologists scoffed. Today, Lovelock's ideas are more widely accepted, even in circles where he was initially scorned. But even as he has been winning scientific honours, James Lovelock has been growing more pessimistic about the prospects for contemporary civilization. In this episode David Cayley presents a profile of James Lovelock. It tells the story of a career in science that began a long time ago.

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Ideas (Radio program)

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How to think about science. Episode 6

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Originally broadcast on CBC Radio One's program, Ideas on December 2 2008.
Compact disc.

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ocn266022984
266022984
SCSB-5403458

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