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Origin Of Life
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30 years ago, we didn’t know other stars had planets orbiting them. Now, we may be on the verge of finding Earth’s Twin. Sara Seager explains.
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“Deep down the natural endpoint of this whole goal of looking for planets is to answer the question: are we alone?”
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These microbes endured the unlivable. The NASA astrobiologist who studies them reveals what that means for us today
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How do scientists measure and define life in the natural world? Dr. Lee Cronin gives us a definition, in 4 minutes:
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Don’t fall into the determinism trap. Everything is, in fact, random, says chemist Lee Cronin:
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“The physics of the universe doesn't predict the emergence of biology.” Glasgow chemist Lee Cronin explains how inanimate matter becomes evolutionary:
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“We wouldn’t be able to talk about minerals if it weren’t for the minerals themselves.” Mineralogist Bob Hazen explains how Earth’s rocks can teach us about our planet’s technicolor history.
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“I study the mineral kingdom — and its secrets could lead us to alien life.”
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Physicist Sean Carroll on entropy, complexity, and the origins of life:
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How did complex systems emerge from chaos? Physicist Sean Carroll explains.
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Dr. Sara Walker is an astrobiologist and theoretical physicist, who is questioning the very nature of life and how we’re attempting to find it elsewhere.
John Templeton Foundation