Podcast

Description

Nick Lane is a biochemist at UCL and author of Transformer, The Vital Question, and many other amazing books on biology, chemistry, and life. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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  Nick’s Website: https://nick-lane.net
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  Transformer: https://amzn.to/3cy7lpO
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  Books mentioned:
  21 Lessons for the 21st Century: https://amzn.to/3AZQaqy
  The Black Cloud: https://amzn.to/3wJhDKC
  
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  OUTLINE:
  Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
  (00:00) - Introduction
  (05:45) - Origin of life
  (19:31) - Panspermia
  (25:05) - What is life?
  (38:20) - Photosynthesis
  (41:55) - Prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells
  (51:56) - Sex
  (59:39) - DNA
  (1:06:51) - Violence
  (1:17:25) - Human evolution
  (1:23:21) - Neanderthals
  (1:26:53) - Sensory inputs
  (1:37:43) - Consciousness
  (2:09:17) - AI and biology
  (2:38:36) - Evolution
  (2:59:07) - Fermi paradox
  (3:12:27) - Cities
  (3:20:14) - Depression
  (3:22:50) - Writing
  (3:30:49) - Advice for young people
  (3:37:57) - Earth

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