Lex Fridman | Alien Debate: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin | Lex Fridman Podcast #279 @lexfridman | Uploaded April 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
Sara Walker is an astrobiologist and theoretical physicist. Lee Cronin is a chemist. This is a conversation and debate about alien life and alien civilizations. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Sara's Website: http://emergence.asu.edu
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Lee's Website: chem.gla.ac.uk/cronin
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
2:08 - Aliens
16:14 - What is life?
23:56 - Assembly theory
46:24 - Math
58:06 - Communication with aliens
1:22:59 - Evolution of the universe
1:32:17 - Creating alien life
1:39:50 - Origin of life
1:46:50 - Before the Big Bang
1:53:43 - God
2:04:00 - Goal-directed behavior
2:21:58 - Time
2:30:15 - Free will and imagination
2:45:27 - UFO sightings
2:50:27 - Alien life forms debate
3:05:35 - Robots
3:14:50 - Love and emotion
3:33:16 - Beauty in science
3:43:27 - Random questions
3:52:51 - Advice for young people
3:56:09 - Life on Earth
4:00:33 - Memory

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