Link to podcast: Lex Fridman Podcast #318 – Nick Lane: Origin of Life, Evolution, Aliens, Biology, and Consciousness
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OUTLINE:
(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
EPISODE LINKS:
Nick’s Books:
- Transformer: https://amzn.to/3cy7lpO
- The Vital Question: https://amzn.to/3q0vN6q
- Oxygen: https://amzn.to/3edy3V5
- Power, Sex, Suicide: https://amzn.to/3B3OInk
- Life Ascending: https://amzn.to/3wKIsOE
Books mentioned:
- 21 Lessons for the 21st Century: https://amzn.to/3AZQaqy
- The Black Cloud: https://amzn.to/3wJhDKC
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