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A retrospective on agency (Ep 100)

Big Biology

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The Importance of Agency in Life Origins

The 100th episode of Big Biology focuses on the concept of agency. Agency is a system's propensity to maintain its integrity by changing external forces it experiences, or adjusting its internal makeup to better suit those challenges and opportunities. Art Woods: Can we come up with another theory of life that captures the key things that distinguish life from non-life? Marty Martin: We think at its core will be the idea of agency.

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