Emigrating Beyond Earth

List of Figures.- List of Tables.- Acknowledgements and Dedications.- About the Authors.- Preface.- Part I: The Context and Uniqueness of Human Evolution and Adaptation.- Chapter 1: The Extraterrestrial Adaptation: Humanity, Evolution and Migration Into Space.- Chapter 2: Stardust: The Origins of Life, Evolution and Adaptation.- Chapter 3: The Adaptive Equipment of the Genus Homo : Symbolism and Niche Construction.- Part II: Arguments For and Against Human Space Colonization.- Chapter 4: A Choice of Catastrophes - Common Arguments for Space Colonization.- Chapter 5: False Choices - Common Objections to Human Space Colonization.- Part III: Human Adaptation to Space - Lessons from the Past and Shaping the Future.- Chapter 6: Starpaths - Adaptation to Oceania.- Chapter 7: Building an Adaptive Framework for Human Future in Space.- Bibliography.- Index.

Dr. Cameron M. Smith, Ph.D., is an adjunct professor in the Department of Anthropology at Portland State University in Oregon. He also teaches an archaeological field school for Linfield College. His professional training began as a student of Harvard University's early human archaeology field school at the Leakey research station in northern Kenya. After a year at the University of London's Institute of Archaeology, Dr. Smith earned a Joint Honors BA in Anthropology and Archaeology to European Prehistory. His courses emphasize adaptation and evolution as structuring facts of human prehistory.

Dr. Smith has been widely published in both scientific and popular science magazines, including the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, The Journal of Field Archaeology, Scientific American MIND, Archaeology, Playboy and Spaceflight. He is the co-author of the title The Top Ten Myths About Evolution (Prometheus, 2005), a pro-evolution title that is currently endorsed by the National Center for Science Education and the American Library Association and is translated into Italian. He is also the co-author on the title Anthropology for Dummies  (Wiley, 2008) along with Dr. Evan T. Davies Dr. Evan T. Davies, PhD, began his professional career as an archaeological and geographical fieldworker. He has taught anthropology at Rice University, University of Houston, and is currently a guest lecturer in anthropology at Portland State University. In March 2000, Dr. Davies began working for the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, in support of global environment and security issues.ehistory.

Dr. Smith has been widely published in both scientific and popular science magazines, including the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, The Journal of Field Archaeology, Scientific American MIND, Archaeology, Playboy and Spaceflight. He is the co-author of the title The Top Ten Myths About Evolution (Prometheus, 2005), a pro-evolution title that is currently endorsed by the

From the reviews:"A basic premise of this work is that 'human migration into space will be the continuation of the natural process of evolution.' ... the authors examine the pros and cons of colonization and conclude that it both can and should be attempted. To support their case, they note some potential catastrophes that could lead to the extinction of humans, and believe that space colonization may be necessary for the survival of the human species. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates and general readers." (T. Barker, Choice, Vol. 50 (6), February, 2013)

From the book reviews:

"This book would be a good introduction to the idea of space colonization for those who otherwise might consider it as an utopian idea while reading about the technologies necessary for transporting hundreds of people to distant locations in the Solar System and possibly terraforming a planet. 'Emigrating Beyond Earth' shows it all more in a way that's easily understandable and logical without too much previous knowledge." (Kadri Tinn, Astromadness.com, September, 2014)

"A basic premise of this work is that 'human migration into space will be the continuation of the natural process of evolution.' ... the authors examine the pros and cons of colonization and conclude that it both can and should be attempted. To support their case, they note some potential catastrophes that could lead to the extinction of humans, and believe that space colonization may be necessary for the survival of the human species. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates and general readers." (T. Barker, Choice, Vol. 50 (6), February, 2013)