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The possibility of life beyond Earth
12:26 - 23:32 (11:05)
The formation of Sun-like stars dates back 10 billion years ago and there are various ways to send life out beyond earth, including copying our brains or sending bacteria and other life forms through panspermia. However, this doesn't answer the question of how life originated.
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Understanding the environment of Mars is crucial in the search for life as life and environment co-evolve.
12:26 - 17:08 (04:41)
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Understanding the environment of Mars is crucial in the search for life as life and environment co-evolve. The history of Earth shows that it took 82% of its geological history to go from simple to complex life, making the search for life on Mars a long-term project.
ChapterThe possibility of life beyond Earth
Episode#348 – Nathalie Cabrol: Search for Alien Life
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
This podcast discusses the concept of panspermia as a means of distributing the building blocks of life throughout the universe, but it does not explain the origin of life itself.
17:08 - 20:58 (03:50)
Summary
This podcast discusses the concept of panspermia as a means of distributing the building blocks of life throughout the universe, but it does not explain the origin of life itself. The possibility of using a "life gun" to distribute living organisms in the future is also briefly discussed.
ChapterThe possibility of life beyond Earth
Episode#348 – Nathalie Cabrol: Search for Alien Life
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Planetary preservation can be done in many ways, such as sending building blocks of life or preserving our DNA in vaults on various planets.
20:58 - 23:32 (02:33)
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Planetary preservation can be done in many ways, such as sending building blocks of life or preserving our DNA in vaults on various planets. Efforts are underway to preserve our genetic data on the Earth and on the moon.