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Astronomical Detection of Possible Life 16.3 Operationalizing Human Neurological Features for an ETI Vetting Protocol 16.4 Fictional Case Studies of Vetting ETIs 16.5 Conclusion References

      22  17 Intrinsic Value, American Buddhism, and Potential Life on Saturn’s Moon Titan 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Titan and Possible Weird Life 17.3 Some Strengths and Limitations of the Intrinsic Value Concept 17.4 Buddhist Scriptures and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life 17.5 American Buddhists and Life on Titan 17.6 Discussion 17.7 Conclusion References

      23  18 A Space Settler’s Bill of Rights 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Basic Physiological Needs 18.3 Physical and Psychological Well-Being 18.4 Freedom of Expression 18.5 Privacy 18.6 Reproductive Autonomy 18.7 Vocational and Educational Liberty 18.8 Communication 18.9 Constrained Dissent 18.10 Self-Governance and Revisability 18.11 Conclusion References

      24  Index

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      List of Illustrations

      1 Chapter 1Figure 7.1 On the left are research insights that lead to an expectation that li...Figure 7.2 Graphs showing different aspects of the growth of astrobiology in the...Figure 7.3 A simplified flowchart for professional development in astrobiology, ...Figure 7.4 Examples of educational materials available at the NASA Astrobiology ...Figure 7.5 Diagram of the pedagogy of the “Habitable Worlds” online course from ...Figure 7.6 Examples of part of a lecture-tutorial on the interactions between hy...Figure 7.7 Part of a Drake equation lecture-tutorial. To teach estimation, an an...Figure 7.8 The menu of options for a portfolio used in an introductory astrobiol...Figure 7.9 A virtual exhibit built in the virtual world Second Life for an astro...Figure 7.10 Two of the most prominent textbooks for astrobiology written at an i...Figure 7.11 Two of the less conventional approaches to conveying elements of ast...

      2 Chapter 15Figure 15.1 (a) Earthrise over the lunar surface, photographed by the crew of Ap...

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      1 Chapter 2Table 2.1 Ethics for inferior, peer, and superior ETI.

      2 Chapter 13Table 13.1 Relative detectability of sources of radio leakage [13.10].14

      3 Chapter 16Table 16.1 The Goldilocks Evolutionary Sequence and implications for vetting ext...

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