#279 – Alien Debate: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin

Sara Walker is an astrobiologist and theoretical physicist. Lee Cronin is a chemist. This is a conversation and debate about alien life and alien civilizations. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00)– Introduction
(07:47)– Aliens
(21:53)– What is life?
(29:35)– Assembly theory
(52:03)– Math
(1:03:45)– Communication with aliens
(1:28:38)– Evolution of the universe
(1:37:56)– Creating alien life
(1:45:29)– Origin of life
(1:52:29)– Before the Big Bang
(1:59:22)– God
(2:09:39)– Goal-directed behavior
(2:27:37)– Time
(2:35:54)– Free will and imagination
(2:51:06)– UFO sightings
(2:56:06)– Alien life forms debate
(3:11:14)– Robots
(3:20:29)– Love and emotion
(3:38:55)– Beauty in science
(3:49:06)– Random questions
(3:58:30)– Advice for young people
(4:01:48)– Life on Earth
(4:06:12)– Memory