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

Lex Fridman
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Introduction

0:00

Origin of life

1:53

Did aliens seed life on Earth?

9:46

What is life?

14:57

Cellular automata

26:36

The laws of physics may change with time

31:04

Nobel Prize for the origin of life

40:50

Is consciousness fundamental to the universe?

46:09

Life is the most deterministic part of physics

57:28

Free will

1:00:03

How to detect alien life

1:08:20

How many alien civilization are out there?

1:22:57

Shadow biosphere

1:29:41

UFO sightings

1:36:08

Exponential population growth of AI lifeforms

1:39:43

The role of death in life

1:46:50

Advice for young people

1:50:54

Meaning of life

1:56:40
Sara Walker: The Origin of Life on Earth and Alien Worlds | Lex Fridman Podcast #198
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2021Jul 9
Sara Walker is an astrobiologist and theoretical physicist interested in the origin of life. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: EPISODE LINKS: Sara's Twitter:   / sara_imari   Sara's Website: http://emergence.asu.edu/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist:    • Lex Fridman Podcast   Clips playlist:    • Lex Fridman Podcast Clips   OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:53 - Origin of life 9:46 - Did aliens seed life on Earth? 14:57 - What is life? 26:36 - Cellular automata 31:04 - The laws of physics may change with time 40:50 - Nobel Prize for the origin of life 46:09 - Is consciousness fundamental to the universe? 57:28 - Life is the most deterministic part of physics 1:00:03 - Free will 1:08:20 - How to detect alien life 1:22:57 - How many alien civilization are out there? 1:29:41 - Shadow biosphere 1:36:08 - UFO sightings 1:39:43 - Exponential population growth of AI lifeforms 1:46:50 - The role of death in life 1:50:54 - Advice for young people 1:56:40 - Meaning of life SOCIAL:
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