When I glanced at that cover photo I thought they had interviewed him in a cafe! What a menu!
On a more germain topic, this is a more attractive theory to me, though I don’t buy the criticism of the “just happened on the surface” argument: the fact that we see the result of some random selection doesn’t make it more or less likely — the same would apply to the formation of our planet!
Having read his book, I remember that his main critique of the surface argument was that you really need compartmentalization to create life, i.e. you need to borrow a house before you have the tools to make one.
Yeah, at first (once my immediate confusion was dispelled) I thought they might be the Harvard Museum of Natural History but then realized his institution. Thanks for the reference; I’ll check it out the next time I’m nearby.
The first part of my comment was more a lighthearted comment on magazine photography + a little brain quirk.
On a more germain topic, this is a more attractive theory to me, though I don’t buy the criticism of the “just happened on the surface” argument: the fact that we see the result of some random selection doesn’t make it more or less likely — the same would apply to the formation of our planet!