Sara Walker: Physics of Life, Time, Complexity, and Aliens | Lex Fridman Podcast #433

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Published on June 13, 2024 4:58:00 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwhTfyX9J34

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Sara Walker is an astrobiologist and theoretical physicist. She is the author of a new book titled "Life as No One Knows It: The Physics of Life's Emergence". Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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TRANSCRIPT:
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Sara's Book - Life as No One Knows It: https://amzn.to/3wVmOe1
Sara's X: https://x.com/Sara_Imari
Sara's Instagram: https://instagram.com/alien_matter

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:07 - Definition of life
21:45 - Time and space
32:26 - Technosphere
36:51 - Theory of everything
45:32 - Origin of life
1:07:10 - Assembly theory
1:23:24 - Aliens
1:35:14 - Great Perceptual Filter
1:39:12 - Fashion
1:43:14 - Beauty
1:49:35 - Language
1:56:16 - Computation
2:06:03 - Consciousness
2:14:55 - Artificial life
2:38:48 - Free will
2:45:32 - Why anything exists

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