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Living Planets: The Gaia Hypothesis

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

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The Gaia Hypothesis

Gaia hypothesis derives its name from the Greek goddess of the Earth, who is the mother of everything. Lovelock began formulating a concept while the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1965. He had been working on ways of detecting life on Mars for JPL. The first probe of Mars by the Mariner 4 flyby happened that summer but there was no rover landing or orbit.

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