The Limits of Language

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The three things that life does and therefore you could use to start building a definition what you mean by life will be some kind of complicated chemical network. expect there do you expect there to be an information code wherever we find life yes. Life is a process life is a function not an object if you think about it that wayYeah i agree which is one of the limitations of language i guess if we called life you know quote unquote living it might be easier but anyway it exactly then then you might have problems with how you could detect dormant life or signs of stuff that has once been aligned but is now dead. Could you find biosignatures of extinct life on Mars like what fingerprint

I interview award-winning astrobiologist and science writer Lewis Dartnell. We discuss themes from his most recent book, Origins: How The Earth Made Us, as well as ideas from his field of study, astrobiology. Dr. Dartnell holds the Professorship in Science Communication at the University of Westminster. Interview topics include: how the Earth's cycles may have driven human evolution, humanity's search for extraterrestrial life, the shadow biosphere, why some civilizations came to dominate the globe, and more.

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