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Unexplainable
Ferris Jabr, a science journalist, wrote this debut non-fiction book that explores the question of whether Earth can be considered a living entity. Jabr's argument, presented in four parts, includes the idea that life is an extension of the planet, that life gives Earth an anatomy and physiology, that life is an engine of planetary evolution, and that co-evolution has amplified Earth's capacity for self-regulation and enhanced its resilience.
The book I chose is Becoming Earth.
— Episode: Is Earth alive?
Episode: Is Earth alive?
Ferris Jabr, a science journalist, wrote this debut non-fiction book that explores the question of whether Earth can be considered a living entity. Jabr's argument, presented in four parts, includes the idea that life is an extension of the planet, that life gives Earth an anatomy and physiology, that life is an engine of planetary evolution, and that co-evolution has amplified Earth's capacity for self-regulation and enhanced its resilience.
The book I chose is Becoming Earth.
It's the debut non-fiction book from a science journalist named Ferris Jaber.
So, Ferris, he looked through a lot of this new research for his book Becoming Earth and he's come to his own answer on the question, is Earth alive?
So this is Unexplainable. I'm Brian Resnick and today on the show is the Earth alive? Ferris Jaber is going to present his four-part argument for saying yes and also his argument for why this whole discussion matters.
Ferris Jaber is the author of Becoming Earth, How Our Planet Came to Life.