Nick Lane on Origins of Life, Consciousness, Alien Life, Krebs Cycle, and Evolution

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/4vqYJIyBis0 This episode has been released early in an ad-free audio version for TOE members at http://theoriesofeverything.org/. Nick Lane is a British biochemist, writer, and professor in evolutionary biochemistry at University College London. Sponsors:  -Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off -Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ↣ https://nordvpn.com/theories It’s risk- free with Nord’s 30-day money back guarantee! -Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code [EVERYTHING20] at Manscaped.com. That’s 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com and use code [EVERYTHING20].  -Sign up through wren.co/theories to make a difference in the climate crisis, and Wren will plant 10 extra trees in your name! -Trade Coffee is offering our listeners a total of $30 off your first order plus free shipping at drinktrade.com/everything. -Sign up today at butcherbox.com/THEORIES to get two, 10 oz New York strip steaks and 8 oz of lobster claw and knuckle meat FREE in your first order. New TOE Website (early access to episodes): https://theoriesofeverything.org/ Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast... Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9... Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeveryt... LINKS MENTIONED: - Physics Contest: https://youtu.be/V93GQaDtv8w - Nick Lane's current book (Transformer): https://amzn.to/3QJ7ZyG - Nick Lane's former book (The Vital Question): https://amzn.to/3RDoihU - John Vervaeke: https://youtu.be/3p8o3-7mvQc TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:45 Genes don't create life 00:07:34 Is the origins of life a physics question or biology question? 00:10:23 Synthetic chemistry 00:14:37 What is a "Pathway" 00:18:27 Life is about energy -- NOT information 00:22:04 The definition of life. Life is a spectrum. 00:27:54 TOE takes a biological turn (why biology is difficult) 00:31:35 21st century biology will be the study of "fields" 00:42:01 Mitochondria are vital for consciousness 00:45:23 Multiple overlapping consciousnesses 00:56:40 Turin and quantum consciousness 00:59:04 Mechanisms for ESP (extra sensory perception) 01:05:48 Problems with Occam's Razor and God 01:25:06 Are cities alive? Is the world alive? 01:32:28 Life on other planets (alien life) 01:37:46 The size of bacteria indicate limitations on life in the universe 01:44:34 Speciation (how species develop) and Mother's Curse 01:58:07 The cell imitates the planet 02:04:04 Scientists don't like to ask "why"... Why? 02:06:41 Groundbreaking research is difficult to do in the Academy 02:20:46 [Karl Friston] Explanation for phenotypic diversity? 02:31:22 [RH0D3Z] Respirasomes and Supercomplexes 02:37:50 Ending poem by Richard Howard 02:39:21 Ending announcements Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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