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POPSFirst look at vast 'book of life' The encyclopedia now has placeholder pages for one million species, of which 30,000 have been populated with detailed information. There are also about a dozen highly developed multimedia pages giving a taster of what to expect in time from the EOL.
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POPSThe Fireman's Prayer When I am called to duty, God, Whenever flames may rage; Give me strength to save some life, Whatever be its age. Help me embrace a little child Before it is too late, Or save an older person From the horror of that fate. Enable me to be alert And hear the weakest shout, And quickly and efficiently, To put the fire out. I want to fill my calling And to give the best in me, To guard my every neighbor And protect his property. And if, according to my fate, I am to lose my life, Please bless with your protecting, my children and my wife. Author Unknown.
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POPSIndian Pure Land Sutras The infinite universe, consisting of worlds upon worlds ad infinitum. The time during which the evolution of a physical universe took place is too long to be reckoned by any ordinary calendar and cannot be conceived even by a billion genius minds. It was formed, continued stability, it will be gradually destroyed, and will disappear. After this, the process of cosmic activity begins again in a cyclic evolution.
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POPSThe Astrobiology Roadmap # Astrobiology recognizes a broad societal interest in its endeavors, especially in areas such as achieving a deeper understanding of life, searching for extraterrestrial biospheres, assessing the societal implications of discovering other examples of life, and envisioning the future of life on Earth and in space. # The intrinsic public interest in astrobiology offers a crucial opportunity to educate and inspire the next generation of scientists, technologists and informed citizens; thus a strong emphasis upon education and public outreach is essential.
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POPSThe Nature of Science and Scientific Theories People have several ways that they know about their world. The chart below lists some of the ways of knowing. One way of knowing is no more valid that another to most people. However, as you read the chart please note that science is a way of knowing that requires the use of certain rules and methods that differs from the other means of knowing. Scientific knowledge limited to the natural world. Scientific knowledge and religious knowledge do not have to be contradictory. It is important to know these differences, so that they can be complementary.
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POPSDyson, Freeman John There's an aspect of things which I find amusing: the flow back and forth between science and science fiction, which has been an important part of my life. I started out reading science fiction and then became a scientist, and that set the slant on my scientific work. I like to make connections between life and cosmology and astronomy. Science fiction raises all these interesting possibilities and has had some influence on science in the last 25 years – not only in the area of SETI, but also in other ways. 1. Dyson, F. J. "Interstellar Transport," Physics Today, 21, 41 (1968). 2. Dyson, F. J. "Search for Artificial Stellar Sources of Infrared Radiation." Science 131 (June 3, 1960). 3. Swift, David. SETI Pioneers: Scientists Talk About Their Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Tucson: University of Arizona Press (1990). 4. Dyson, Freeman. Disturbing the Universe. New York: Harper & Row (1979). 5. Dyson, Freeman. Origins of Life, New York: Cambridge Univer
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