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#318 – Nick Lane: Origin of Life, Evolution, Aliens, Biology, and Consciousness

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The shortest distance between two points is a straight line

Mathematically defining life, breaking it down into steps for an engineering view, could help create a testable hypothesis for the origin of life. However, while some believe we could create life in a lab within five years, it took millions of years on a planetary scale. The trajectory for creating life lies in the planetary trajectory, as the planet itself acts as a giant battery.

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