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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 3.99 avg rating — 75 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 — 63 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 4.16 avg rating — 38 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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	Be Their Voice: An Anthology for Rescue: Volume Two by Rogena Mitchell-Jones (Goodreads Author), Christine Dupré, Pat Adams-Wright 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

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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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Small Magic: Short Fiction, 1977-2020

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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.”
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“A single teaspoon of neutron star material would weigh up to a couple billion tons, or half the weight of Mount Everest!”
― Mathew Anderson, Our Cosmic Story: Exploring Life, Civilization, and the Universe

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“There are not enough atoms in the Universe to equal a Googol!”
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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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