Astrobiology and society in europe today

Acknowledgements......Page 6
About this Book......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
Editors and Contributors......Page 11
Abbreviations......Page 13
List of Figures......Page 15
1 Introduction......Page 17
2.1 Introduction......Page 23
2.2 What Is Astrobiology?......Page 24
2.3 Organising EU Astrobiology Research......Page 25
2.4 The Contribution of Humanities and Social Sciences to EU Astrobiology......Page 26
3.1 Introduction......Page 27
3.2 European Astrobiology Research to Date......Page 28
3.3 American Experience......Page 30
3.4.1 Africa......Page 31
3.4.2 Asia......Page 32
3.4.3 Latin America......Page 33
4.1 Introduction......Page 34
4.2 The Public Understanding of Astrobiology......Page 35
4.3 Popularisation, Dissemination and Outreach......Page 36
4.4 Rethinking Humanity’s Place in the Universe......Page 37
4.5 Astrobiology and Religion......Page 38
5.1 Introduction......Page 40
5.2 Environmental Protection and Sustainability......Page 41
5.3 Earth Sites of Importance for Astrobiology......Page 42
5.4 Current Regulations and Planetary Protection......Page 43
5.5 Environmental Ethics in Space......Page 44
6.1 Introduction......Page 46
6.2 Astrobiology Training and Education......Page 47
6.3 Astrobiology and Society in European Scholarship......Page 48
6.4 Science and Technology Awareness among Students......Page 49
7.1 Introduction......Page 51
7.2 Technological Innovations Driven by Astrobiology......Page 52
7.3 Potential Conflicts of Interest......Page 53
8.1 Introduction......Page 54
8.2 Advancing Astrobiology Research in Europe......Page 55
8.3 Careers in Astrobiology......Page 56
8.4 The Social Study of Astrobiology as a Science......Page 59
9.1 Introduction......Page 60
9.2 Challenges Facing the EU Astrobiology Community......Page 61
9.3.1 Principal Tasks......Page 62
9.3.2 Research Areas......Page 63
9.3.3 Funding and Mentorship......Page 64
9.3.4 Suggested Activities of the EAI......Page 65
9.3.5 Multidisciplinarity and Networking......Page 66
10 Afterword......Page 67
A.1 Definitions (Drawing upon the Encyclopedia of Astrobiology)......Page 73
A.2 Presentation of the Group......Page 74
A.3.1 TD1308 ORIGINS Conference Photograph from Porto, Portugal, 2015......Page 75
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A.3.2. Astrobiology Summer School, 2016......Page 76
A.3.4 TD1308 ORIGINS Conference Photograph from Bertinoro, Italy, 2018......Page 77
A.4 COST Action Memorandum......Page 78
Suggested Literature......Page 80