À propos de ce cours : Learn about the origin and evolution of life and the search for life beyond the Earth.
Créé par : The University of Edinburgh
Enseigné par : Charles Cockell, Professor
Astrobiology
| Langue | English, Sous-titres : Russian, Romanian, German |
| Comment réussir | Réussissez tous les devoirs notés pour terminer le cours. |
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Programme de cours
SEMAINE 1
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 vidéos
- Vidéo: Introduction
- Vidéo: History of Astrobiology
- Vidéo: What is Life?
- Vidéo: Life on Earth
- Vidéo: Structure of Life: Building Blocks
- Vidéo: Structure of LIfe: Cells
- Vidéo: Origins of Life: Building Blocks
- Vidéo: Origins of Life: Location
- Vidéo: Origins of Life: Alternative Chemistries
Noté: Introduction and History of Astrobiology
Noté: Life: The Basics
Noté: Origins of Life
SEMAINE 2
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 vidéos
- Vidéo: Conditions on the Early Earth
- Vidéo: Evidence of Early Life
- Vidéo: The Tree of Life
- Vidéo: Life in Extreme Environments
- Vidéo: The Rise of Multicellularity
- Vidéo: The Great Oxidation Event
Noté: Life on the Early Earth
Noté: Life Through Time
SEMAINE 3
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 vidéos
- Vidéo: The Search for Life on Mars
- Vidéo: Mars as a Location for Life
- Vidéo: Could We All be Martians?
- Vidéo: Europa
- Vidéo: Enceladus
- Vidéo: Other Icy Bodies
Noté: The Habitability of Mars
Noté: Life and Icy Bodies
SEMAINE 4
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 vidéos
- Vidéo: Types of Planets
- Vidéo: Biosignatures of Life in Exoplanet Atmospheres
- Vidéo: How to Look for Biosignatures
- Vidéo: Missions to Search for Biosignatures
Noté: The Search for Exoplanets
Noté: Biosignatures on Exoplanets
SEMAINE 5
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 vidéos
- Vidéo: Contacting Extraterrestrial Civilizations
- Vidéo: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
- Vidéo: The Social Dimension
Noté: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Noté: Societal Implications of Contact with ET
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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.
The course gives you the right skills for you to be able to understand both biological and geological concepts, and this is the key for a scientist that want to research in astrobiology.
Thanks to this course I have finished successfully my master thesis in astrobiology
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İt was very exiting and useful course