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Sara Walker is an astrobiologist and theoretical physicist. Lee Cronin is a chemist. This is a conversation and debate about alien life and alien civilizations. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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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
  (07:47) - Aliens
  (21:53) - What is life?
  (29:35) - Assembly theory
  (52:03) - Math
  (1:03:45) - Communication with aliens
  (1:28:38) - Evolution of the universe
  (1:37:56) - Creating alien life
  (1:45:29) - Origin of life
  (1:52:29) - Before the Big Bang
  (1:59:22) - God
  (2:09:39) - Goal-directed behavior
  (2:27:37) - Time
  (2:35:54) - Free will and imagination
  (2:51:06) - UFO sightings
  (2:56:06) - Alien life forms debate
  (3:11:14) - Robots
  (3:20:29) - Love and emotion
  (3:38:55) - Beauty in science
  (3:49:06) - Random questions
  (3:58:30) - Advice for young people
  (4:01:48) - Life on Earth
  (4:06:12) - Memory

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