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Nick Lane on Origins of Life, Consciousness, Alien Life, Krebs Cycle, and Evolution

Nick Lane on Origins of Life, Consciousness, Alien Life, Krebs Cycle, and Evolution

FromTheories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal


Nick Lane on Origins of Life, Consciousness, Alien Life, Krebs Cycle, and Evolution

FromTheories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

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Length:
162 minutes
Released:
Sep 19, 2022
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Podcast episode

Description

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/4vqYJIyBis0
This episode has been released early in an ad-free audio version for TOE members at http://theoriesofeverything.org/. Nick Lane is a British biochemist, writer, and professor in evolutionary biochemistry at University College London.

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LINKS MENTIONED:
- Physics Contest: https://youtu.be/V93GQaDtv8w
- Nick Lane's current book (Transformer): https://amzn.to/3QJ7ZyG
- Nick Lane's former book (The Vital Question): https://amzn.to/3RDoihU
- John Vervaeke: https://youtu.be/3p8o3-7mvQc

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:45 Genes don't create life
00:07:34 Is the origins of life a physics question or biology question?
00:10:23 Synthetic chemistry
00:14:37 What is a "Pathway"
00:18:27 Life is about energy -- NOT information
00:22:04 The definition of life. Life is a spectrum.
00:27:54 TOE takes a biological turn (why biology is difficult)
00:31:35 21st century biology will be the study of "fields"
00:42:01 Mitochondria are vital for consciousness
00:45:23 Multiple overlapping consciousnesses
00:56:40 Turin and quantum consciousness
00:59:04 Mechanisms for ESP (extra sensory perception)
01:05:48 Problems with Occam's Razor and God
01:25:06 Are cities alive? Is the world alive?
01:32:28 Life on other planets (alien life)
01:37:46 The size of bacteria indicate limitations on life in the universe
01:44:34 Speciation (how species develop) and Mother's Curse
01:58:07 The cell imitates the planet
02:04:04 Scientists don't like to ask "why"... Why?
02:06:41 Groundbreaking research is difficult to do in the Academy
02:20:46 [Karl Friston] Explanation for phenotypic diversity?
02:31:22 [RH0D3Z] Respirasomes and Supercomplexes
02:37:50 Ending poem by Richard Howard
02:39:21 Ending announcements
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Released:
Sep 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Exploring theoretical physics, consciousness, free will, and God. If you'd like to support this podcast, then visit the Patreon (https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal). Thank you for your charitable and kind hearted support. My name is Curt Jaimungal, a Torontonian filmmaker making a documentary on the above topics (as for what shape the final settled project will take, I'm unsure). During the exploratory phase, there will be a plethora of interviews / conversations with intellectuals placed on this channel -- approximately un-edited.