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Obsessing Over Stars and Searching for Planets with Similar Conditions
32:44 - 37:49 (05:05)
The speaker wonders about the commonalities such as the formation of stars and whether NASA and ESA can use telescopes at JWST to look for survey stars and planets that may be similar to Earth. They also question whether it is possible to survey life in the universe before biology and life occur.
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The origin of life is about inventing selection and it comes before biology, says the guest speaker.
32:44 - 35:01 (02:17)
Biology
Summary
The origin of life is about inventing selection and it comes before biology, says the guest speaker. The process of selection drives complexification, leading to systems becoming self-governing and self-referencing.
ChapterObsessing Over Stars and Searching for Planets with Similar Conditions
Episode#518 - Lee Cronin - What Will Alien Life Look Like?
PodcastModern Wisdom
The speaker reflects on the limited understanding of what life consists of and proposes the use of telescopes to search for planets with similar conditions to Earth in the hope of discovering alien life beyond carbon-based organisms.
35:01 - 37:49 (02:47)
Life in the Universe
Summary
The speaker reflects on the limited understanding of what life consists of and proposes the use of telescopes to search for planets with similar conditions to Earth in the hope of discovering alien life beyond carbon-based organisms.