Astrobiology… The Baldscientist Podcast – Episode 007 – International Bestselling Author Peter Cawdron – Part 2 28 Feb 2021February 28, 2021 To access the podcast, please go here. **Peter’s website: thinkingscifi.wordpress.com **Peter’s Amazon Author page: amazon.com/Peter-Cawdron/e/B00600L9FO **The anthology where Peter published a story (Life on Mars) with my future grandson and…
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Biology "Weird Life" by Dr. David Toomey – Correction to review 11 May 2013 I recently reviewed the book "Weird Life" by Dr. David Toomey. You will find my original, unchanged review here. A few minutes ago Dr. Toomey kindly informed me in an…
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