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Assembly Theory and Life Creation
1:31:41 - 1:39:07 (07:25)
Assembly theory suggests that objects with a larger number of unsymmetrical parts created by an evolutionary or information process represent life creation. NASA's newest drone will prove instrumental in discovering more about the Titan, thanks to its nuclear battery and mass spectrometer.
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The guest explains his attempt to make an electrochemical memory using a pickle and high voltage alternating current.
1:31:41 - 1:32:43 (01:01)
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The guest explains his attempt to make an electrochemical memory using a pickle and high voltage alternating current. He also talks about his kids' lack of interest in his experiments and the multiple versions of him in alternate dimensions.
ChapterAssembly Theory and Life Creation
Episode#269 – Lee Cronin: Origin of Life, Aliens, Complexity, and Consciousness
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
A scientist shares his experience of getting kicked out of his own lab by his research team for suggesting a prank involving a pickle, and wonders if he could cause iron, sodium, potassium ions in the pickle to migrate.
1:32:43 - 1:34:00 (01:17)
Summary
A scientist shares his experience of getting kicked out of his own lab by his research team for suggesting a prank involving a pickle, and wonders if he could cause iron, sodium, potassium ions in the pickle to migrate.
ChapterAssembly Theory and Life Creation
Episode#269 – Lee Cronin: Origin of Life, Aliens, Complexity, and Consciousness
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Simon DeDeo and Lex Fridman discuss assembly theory, a revolutionary theory that defines life, and its intersection between mathematics and philosophy.
1:34:00 - 1:35:13 (01:12)
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Simon DeDeo and Lex Fridman discuss assembly theory, a revolutionary theory that defines life, and its intersection between mathematics and philosophy. They also talk about the question of how one would recognize life in its truest form.
ChapterAssembly Theory and Life Creation
Episode#269 – Lee Cronin: Origin of Life, Aliens, Complexity, and Consciousness
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Assembly theory is used to determine if an object has been created through an evolutionary or information process, and the more parts an unsymmetrical object has, the more likely it is created through such processes.
1:35:13 - 1:39:07 (03:54)
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Assembly theory is used to determine if an object has been created through an evolutionary or information process, and the more parts an unsymmetrical object has, the more likely it is created through such processes. It can be applied to identifying objects found in space, such as the drone powered by a nuclear battery and equipped with a mass spectrometer, which can potentially detect enough quantities of molecules to be identified like a machine.