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Mathew Anderson

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After his memoir about teaching English in China, 'China and the High Roads Beyond', Mathew worked on 'Our Cosmic Story' (now also published with associated short stories here on Goodreads).

Creating Our Cosmic Story was an amazing journey that started by speaking with experts in a multitude of fields. The new book describes the formation of our solar system, biological evolution on Earth, historical civilizations and the eventual exploration of space, to the chance of life and civilizations to occur elsewhere in the cosmos.

You can learn more about Our Cosmic Story at: http://www.ourcosmicstory.com ...more

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	Our Cosmic Story: Exploring Life, Civilization, and the Universe (OCS Book 1) 3.92 avg rating — 91 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Is Anybody Out There?: An Expanded Excerpt From Our Cosmic Story 3.87 avg rating — 71 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Habitable Exoplanets: Red Dwarf Systems Like TRAPPIST-1 4.25 avg rating — 53 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	China and the High Roads Beyond: Memoirs of a World Traveler 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quantum Worlds 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ethics: The Drama of the Moral Life by Piotr Jaroszyński, Mathew Anderson (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mobius Blvd: Stories from the Byway Between Reality and Dream No. 11: September 2024 by Wayne Kyle Spitzer (Goodreads Author), Leigh Loveday, Aimee Vickers it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legacy of Civilization it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why No One Wants to Work for You: Change the way you think about finding and keeping the best people. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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On the Shoulders of Giants – Quotes from Great Thinkers

To add a little spice to my upcoming book about life, civilization, and the universe, each chapter is kicked off by a quote from a great thinker from civilization's deep history. These quotes closely tie into what you will be reading throughout the chapter. Here they all are in one scoop!

Opening: “Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.” Read more of this blog post »

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Published on May 07, 2016 07:33 • Tags: carl-sagan, douglas-adam, guinan, harlow-shapley, jacques-ellul, neil-degrasse-tyson, quotes, richard-dawkins, star-trek

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The Simple Path to Wealth: Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life

by J.L. Collins

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The 5AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life.

by Robin Sharma

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ACT Daily Journal: Get Unstuck and Live Fully with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

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“minimum mass of a planet to sustain features like an intrinsic magnetic field and a habitable atmosphere in a star’s habitable zone is about 1/3 the mass of the Earth [5]. Mars has 1/10th the mass of the Earth, and thus is the leading reason why the planet is in such a desiccated state today.”
― Mathew Anderson, Habitable Exoplanets: Red Dwarf Systems Like TRAPPIST-1

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“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
― Mathew Anderson, Our Cosmic Story: Exploring Life, Civilization, and the Universe

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“Oxygen wasn’t always part of Earth’s atmosphere. It took a couple of billion years for the gas to accumulate, continually generated mainly as a byproduct of single cellular life. After enough oxygen saturated the oceans and then started building up in the atmosphere, it was only at this point that the ozone layer formed through the above process.”
― Mathew Anderson, Habitable Exoplanets: Red Dwarf Systems Like TRAPPIST-1

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“The Universe had no obligation to create anything at all, yet life managed to make a grand entrance on at least one tiny pale blue dot in a truly spectacular way.”
― Mathew Anderson

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