Life Temperature and the Earth Author:David Schwartzman, David Schwartzman Life, Temperature, and the Earth analyzes and modifies important aspects of the Gaia hypothesis in light of geochemical, geophysical, mathematical, and paleontological data that were either ignored or unavailable when the hypothesis was developed. Schwartzman argues that the Earth's climatic temperature has been biologically regulated ami... more »d the backdrop of variable volcanic outgassing and an evolving sun.« less