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SYSK Choice: The Hidden Chemistry in Everything & Why Scientists Can’t Define Life

Something You Should Know

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The Evolution of Life

It's a waste of time perhaps to try to define what life is, he says. So maybe we don't need to define it we just need kind of a working knowledge of it. We have a keen sense for for biological activity and our brains have separate circuits for detecting biological motion so that you know if you see a rock falling down a hill your brain responds to those differently even though they're both moving things. These appearances can be deceiving but then there are things where people just can't agree on whether they're alive or not periodso viruses for example arethey depends on who you ask.

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