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James Tour: How Did Life Come into Being?

Socrates in the City

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The Importance of Money in Science

The idea that the universe emerged literally out of nothing, 13.8 billion years ago, was somehow repulsive to Einstein and many others. But when you're talking about scientists, you really expect the scientific community to just deal with the facts. Science is controlled by powerful people,. by powerful interest groups, by, by people who hold the purse strings," he says.

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