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David Grinspoon
scientist, Southwest Research Institute
David Grinspoon is principal scientist in the Department of Space Studies at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, CO. He is funded by NASA to study the evolution of earthlike worlds. His new book is *Lonely Planets: The Natural Philosophy of Alien Life*.