TY - BOOK AU - Lovelock,James TI - A rough ride to the future SN - 0241004764 (hardback) U1 - 550 23 KW - Biosphere KW - Earth sciences KW - Evolution KW - Philosophy KW - Gaia hypothesis KW - Geobiology KW - Nature KW - Effect of human beings on KW - Technological innovations N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-176) and index N2 - "Presents a radical vision of humanity's future as the thinking brain of our Earth-system, ... the author's reflections on how scientific advances are made, and on his own remarkable life as a lone scientist."--Provided by publisher; Presents a radical vision of humanity's future as the thinking brain of our Earth-system. This book presents the author's reflections on how scientific advances are made, and his own remarkable life as a lone scientist ER -