Variation 9a from Gaian Variations by Nathan Currier

9. Lovelock - the Atmosphere Quartet

9a I. Infrared Signal Allegro

The concept that the earth is actively maintained and regulated by life on the surface had its origins in the search for life on mars. The messages that Viking returned to the earth only brought the chill news of life’s absence. We then looked at the Earth with fresh eyes, and found many things, including the radiation from the Earth of an infrared signal characteristic of the anomalous chemical composition of the atmosphere. This unceasing song of life is audible to anyone with a receiver, even from outside the solar system.

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