Re: Astrobiology

From: Robin Hanson (rhanson@gmu.edu)
Date: Mon Aug 25 2003 - 19:09:59 MDT

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    On AM 8/22/2003 Anders wrote:
    >Just found the site of the International Journal of Astrobiology.
    >... Especially one paper caught my eye:
    >
    >http://journals.cambridge.org/bin/bladerunner?REQUNIQ=1061542659&REQSESS=8579264&118000REQEVENT=&REQINT1=163278&REQAUTH=0
    >
    >Cultural evolution, the postbiological universe and SETI

    I found this paper to be very disappointing - it quoted a bunch
    of things and reviewed standard issues, and then just ended.
    It didn't defend any interesting claims as far as I could tell.

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