Scientists on Gaia

The Gaia hypothesis suggests that life is an active participant in shaping the physical and chemical environment on which it depends. Scientists on Gaia is a multidisciplinary exploration of this controversial hypothesis which was introduced by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis in the early 1970s. Forty-four contributions detail the philosophical empirical and theoretical foundations of Gaia mechanisms through which planet-wide homeostasis could occur applicability of the hypothesis to planets other than Earth possible destabilization by outside forces and public policy implications.Stephen H. Schneider a climatologist is Senior Scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder Colorado. Penelope J. Boston a biologist is a founder of Complex Systems Research Lafayette Colorado.