Keywords:
Life.
;
Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (178 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783030106034
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=5716825
DDC:
128
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Preface -- References -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- Contributed Books List -- Introduction: The Origin of Intelligence -- References -- 1 The Building Blocks of Intelligence -- 1.1 From a Singularity to a Bio-friendly Universe -- 1.2 The Second Law of Thermodynamics -- 1.3 The Living Enigma -- 1.4 Panspermia and Transpermia -- 1.5 Evolution: Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace -- References -- 2 Milestones in Early Evolution -- 2.1 Early Atmospheres and Oceans -- 2.1.1 Early Records of Life -- 2.1.2 Mass Extinction of Species -- References -- 3 From the Genetic Code to Collective Brains -- 3.1 From Amino Acids to Nucleic Acids -- 3.2 The Intelligent Cell -- 3.3 The Phylogenetic Scheme -- 3.4 Marine and Hydrothermal Communities -- 3.5 Multicellular and Colonial Life -- 3.6 Evolution of the Eye -- References -- 4 Intelligent Communities -- 4.1 Arthropod Civilizations -- 4.2 The World of Birds -- 4.3 Fire and the Human Mind -- References -- 5 Directional Thought and Evolution -- 5.1 The Anthropic Principle -- 5.2 Swarm Intelligence and Collective Minds -- 5.3 Evolution of the Brain -- 5.4 The Directional Thought Process -- References -- 6 Epilogue-From Stars to Brains -- References -- Index.
