"The adjacent possible" is a theory proposed by theoretical biologist Stuart Kauffman. In this podcast, he explains the theory and how it relates to human innovation. He traces the arc of human history through the tools and technologies we've invented and calls for more protection for all life on Earth. Kauffman also explores the potential of compost and fungal-bacterial communities to address environmental issues, offering innovative solutions to global problems."

Stuart Kauffman discusses the emergence of life in the universe, auto-catalytic sets, DNA structure, molecular catalysis, origins of metabolism, Darwin's warm pond hypothesis, TAP equation, evolution's creativity, economics unpredictability, autocatalytic closure, information conservation, and an experiment mixing fungi with bacteria.

Stuart Kauffman discusses cosmology, quantum gravity, dark matter & energy, Hubble tension, baryonic Tully-Fisher relation, delay hypothesis, past hypothesis problem, dark matter as Ricci soliton, inflation requirements, cold dark matter & cosmic web, Mach's principle, & more.