COMPLEXITY Physics of Life, Ep 6: Multiple worlds, containing multitudes
20 snips
Apr 10, 2024 NASA's Heather Graham discusses astrobiology, biosignatures, and designing instrumentation for spaceflight. The podcast explores Katherine Johnson's story through a rock opera, origins of life in Earth's depths, evolution, regulation in organisms and organizations, comparison of company evolution to cellular systems, and the significance of asteroid sample returns for studying Earth's history.
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Katherine Johnson Opera
- Heather Graham wrote a rock opera about Katherine Johnson, a NASA scientist featured in "Hidden Figures."
- The opera, performed in Baltimore and Boston, highlighted Johnson's struggles and discoveries.
Earth's History as a Model
- Earth's history offers diverse planetary and biological examples, valuable for astrobiology.
- Studying Earth's past helps us understand life's general properties and potential on other worlds.
Multiple Origins of Life
- Astrobiology's "n equals one" problem assumes a single origin of life, limiting our search.
- Multiple life origins may have existed on Earth, challenging the assumption and broadening possibilities.