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#404 – Lee Cronin: Controversial Nature Paper on Evolution of Life and Universe

Lex Fridman Podcast

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Using the Assembly Index to Discover Alien Life

This chapter explores the concept of using the assembly index to identify signs of alien life on planets. It highlights the use of a high-resolution mass spectrometer to analyze molecules and determine the presence of life-produced artifacts based on molecular weight and fragment count.

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