The human universe: Exploring our place in space
On Earth, we rule the roost: Homo sapiens is the planet’s most intelligent, influential and destructive species. We are so dominant that we are considering naming an entire geological epoch after ourselves, the Anthropocene.
But there’s a whole universe out there. How do we measure up by that cosmic yardstick?
Are we really the only intelligence? What, if anything, does the rest of the universe know about us? Could we, or should we, spread to other planets? What, if anything, will our lasting legacy be?
The human universe: Was the cosmos made for us?
For millennia, we humans have thought of ourselves as a pretty big deal. Then along came science and taught us how insignificant we are. Or so we thought
The human universe: Does consciousness create reality?
While not a complete figment of our imagination, the universe may only become real because we’re looking at it
The human universe: Can we understand everything?
In a very short time we’ve come a long way in our understanding of how the world works. But what’s going to happen when we fully understand the cosmos?
The human universe: Could we destroy the fabric of the cosmos?
As our grip on Earth grows ever tighter, so does the possibility that we could destroy it. But we may have the power to do something even worse
The human universe: If aliens exist, do they know we’re here?
Extraterrestrials could already be learning about life on Earth. Problem is, it’s probably from TV signals transmitted in 1973…
The human universe: Could we colonise the stars?
If we really are alone in the universe, should we take Earth’s life to other planets? Especially as we might already have the means
The human universe: Could we engineer the galaxy?
We may be masters of architecture here on Earth, but with a couple of leaps in technology, we could tinker with the shape of the cosmos – and even its fate
The human universe: Could we become gods?
What would it take for us to become the gods of a universe that we create, inhabited by creatures as smart and curious as us?
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