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[Interview] What The Hell Is Life? And How Do We Search For It?

Dec 23, 2024
44:22

To find life outside of Earth we first need to understand what life even is. So, what is life? How can we go from understanding 'life as we know it' to 'life as we don't know it'? And how can we then search for it in the Universe?

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https://youtu.be/umiMtQU3bMU?si=H5doB5PnzaSTr9Q4

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  • 00:00 Intro
  • 01:09 What is life?
  • 09:35 Life as we (don't) know it
  • 28:55 Technosignatures
  • 36:30 Bonus extra interview
  • 37:20 Current obsession
  • 42:49 More interviews

πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION
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