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Alien Debate: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin | Lex Fridman Podcast #279

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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:  …...more
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Alien Debate: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin | Lex Fridman Podcast #279
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2022Apr 24
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: EPISODE LINKS: Sara's Twitter:   / sara_imari   Sara's Website: http://emergence.asu.edu Lee's Twitter:   / leecronin   Lee's Website: https://www.chem.gla.ac.uk/cronin Chemify's Website: https://chemify.io 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 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 SOCIAL:
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