COSMIC (IN)SIGNIFICANCE.

The article discusses human conception of our species' significance in the universe in the search for extraterrestrial life, adapted from the book "The Copernicus Complex: Our Cosmic Significance in a Universe of Planets and Probabilities by Caleb Scharf. Topics include the work of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, evidence for and against the uniqueness of life on Earth or anthropic principle, and the idea of a hospitable zone for the existence of life.