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Peter Douglas Ward (born May 12, 1949 [3]) is an American paleontologist and professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, and Sprigg Institute of Geobiology at the University of Adelaide. He has written numerous popular science works for a general audience and is also an adviser to the Microbes Mind Forum. [4]
Peter Ward is a scientist who explores the origin, distribution and evolution of life in the universe. He has written books on mass extinctions, rare Earth and the Medea hypothesis, and has a TV series on Animal Planet Network.
Rare Earth is a book that argues that complex life is rare in the universe due to various factors, such as plate tectonics, oxygen, moon, Jupiter, and habitable zone. The book is the origin of the term 'Rare Earth Hypothesis' and has received both praise and criticism from scientists and media.
Jul 29, 2022 · Peter Ward, a paleontologist and co-author of Rare Earth, argues that complex life is extremely rare in the universe due to many specific factors. He explains the role of plate tectonics, gas giants, oxygen, and other features of Earth that enable complex life.
Asteroid strikes get all the coverage, but "Medea Hypothesis" author Peter Ward argues that most of Earth's mass extinctions were caused by lowly bacteria. The culprit, a poison called hydrogen sulfide, may have an interesting application in medicine.
Feb 1, 2013 · Asteroid strikes get all the coverage, but "Medea Hypothesis" author Peter Ward argues that most of Earth's mass extinctions were caused by lowly bacteria. The culprit, a poison called hydrogen...
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Sep 30, 2016 · About Peter Ward. Paleontologist and astrobiologist Peter Ward studies events such as the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event which made dinosaurs go extinct. He is a Professor at University...
