Chapter
The Smallest Von Neumann Constructor
20:57 - 29:27 (08:30)
Chemists are fascinated by the idea of a minimal machine that can get structured randomly to build more complex molecules, similar to the concept of the smallest von Neumann constructor. As molecules gain more bonds and functions, they become capable of interacting with other molecules and redirecting them.
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The podcast discusses the possibility of von Neumann constructors being the simplest molecules that could have built more complex molecules as well as the idea of reversing biological architecture to create a self-replicating molecule through just existence.
20:57 - 25:53 (04:56)
Summary
The podcast discusses the possibility of von Neumann constructors being the simplest molecules that could have built more complex molecules as well as the idea of reversing biological architecture to create a self-replicating molecule through just existence.
ChapterThe Smallest Von Neumann Constructor
Episode#269 – Lee Cronin: Origin of Life, Aliens, Complexity, and Consciousness
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Water molecules contain a huge number of molecules, with one mole of water containing approximately 6.022 x 10^23 molecules, making it difficult for existence to be the default for a long period of time, as molecules get degraded.
25:53 - 26:54 (01:00)
Summary
Water molecules contain a huge number of molecules, with one mole of water containing approximately 6.022 x 10^23 molecules, making it difficult for existence to be the default for a long period of time, as molecules get degraded.
ChapterThe Smallest Von Neumann Constructor
Episode#269 – Lee Cronin: Origin of Life, Aliens, Complexity, and Consciousness
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
In this episode, the host talks about his interest in inorganic chemistry and molybdenum oxide which can construct big gigantic wheels and icosadodecahedron, and his recent papers on a small molecule with 12 atoms that can form randomly and template its own production.
26:54 - 29:27 (02:33)
Summary
In this episode, the host talks about his interest in inorganic chemistry and molybdenum oxide which can construct big gigantic wheels and icosadodecahedron, and his recent papers on a small molecule with 12 atoms that can form randomly and template its own production.