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Lex Fridman Podcast
#198 – Sara Walker: The Origin of Life on Earth and Alien Worlds
Lex Fridman Podcast

#198 – Sara Walker: The Origin of Life on Earth and Alien Worlds

Lex Fridman 2h 5m 60 months ago
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Sara Walker is an astrobiologist and theoretical physicist interested in the origin of life. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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() – Introduction
() – Origin of life
() – Did aliens seed life on Earth?
() – What is life?
() – Cellular automata
() – The laws of physics may change with time
() – Nobel Prize for the origin of life
() – Is consciousness fundamental to the universe?
() – Life is the most deterministic part of physics
() – Free will
() – How to detect alien life
() – How many alien civilization are out there?
() – Shadow biosphere
() – UFO sightings
() – Exponential population growth of AI lifeforms
() – The role of death in life
() – Advice for young people
() – Meaning of life

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