The Privileged Planet

Many scientists and philosophers have claimed that Earth is an ordinary speck of dust adrift, without purpose or significance, in a vast cosmic sea. Yet current astronomical evidence seems to suggest just the opposite. We now know that a rare and finely tuned array of factors makes Earth suitable for complex life. We depnd on our planet's oxygen rich atmosphere, its large moon, its planetary neighbors, and its precise location within th solar system and Milky Way galaxy. But there is more. The same factors that make a panet like Earth hospitable to life also provide the best conditions for scientific discovery.

Through stunning computer animation, interviews with leading scientist, and spectacular images of Earth and the cosmos, The Privileged Planet exlores a startling connection between our capacity to survive and our ability to observe and understand the unviverse. Is this correlation merely a coincidence? Or does it point to a deeper truth about purpose and intelligent design within the cosmos?