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The Probabilistic Nature of Finding Life in the Universe
30:02 - 37:49 (07:46)
The environment dictates the trajectory of life, making the chances of finding carbon-based life forms in water highly probable according to theoretical physicist, Michio Kaku.
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Flatworms have the incredible ability to regenerate their bodies, including their heads, with minor changes in their membrane.
30:02 - 32:46 (02:44)
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Flatworms have the incredible ability to regenerate their bodies, including their heads, with minor changes in their membrane. They also challenge the idea of mathematizing a definition of life due to their complex nature.
ChapterThe Probabilistic Nature of Finding Life in the Universe
Episode#318 – Nick Lane: Origin of Life, Evolution, Aliens, Biology, and Consciousness
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The presence of water and carbon in an environment increase the probability for the existence of life, particularly carbon-based life forms.
32:46 - 36:46 (04:00)
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The presence of water and carbon in an environment increase the probability for the existence of life, particularly carbon-based life forms. The trajectory of a life form is largely dictated by its environment and its chemical makeup.
ChapterThe Probabilistic Nature of Finding Life in the Universe
Episode#318 – Nick Lane: Origin of Life, Evolution, Aliens, Biology, and Consciousness
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Professor Nick Lane discusses the possibility of life on other planets and the inevitability of the emergence of life through similar biochemical processes.
36:46 - 37:49 (01:02)
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Professor Nick Lane discusses the possibility of life on other planets and the inevitability of the emergence of life through similar biochemical processes. He explains a PhD student's findings on patterns in the genetic code, which suggest that life on other planets could have a genetic code not very different from that on Earth without being transferred across.