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

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<p>Nick Lane is a biochemist at UCL and author of Transformer, The Vital Question, and many other amazing books on biology, chemistry, and life. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Backbone</b>: <a href="https://playbackbone.com/lex">https://playbackbone.com/lex</a> to get perks with order<br /> &#8211; <b>Notion</b>: <a href="https://notion.com">https://notion.com</a><br /> &#8211; <b>BetterHelp</b>: <a href="https://betterhelp.com/lex">https://betterhelp.com/lex</a> to get 10% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Blinkist</b>: <a href="https://blinkist.com/lex">https://blinkist.com/lex</a> to get 25% off premium</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Nick&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://nick-lane.net">https://nick-lane.net</a><br /> Nick&#8217;s Books:<br /> Transformer: <a href="https://amzn.to/3cy7lpO">https://amzn.to/3cy7lpO</a><br /> The Vital Question: <a href="https://amzn.to/3q0vN6q">https://amzn.to/3q0vN6q</a><br /> Oxygen: <a href="https://amzn.to/3edy3V5">https://amzn.to/3edy3V5</a><br /> Power, Sex, Suicide: <a href="https://amzn.to/3B3OInk">https://amzn.to/3B3OInk</a><br /> Life Ascending: <a href="https://amzn.to/3wKIsOE">https://amzn.to/3wKIsOE</a><br /> Books mentioned:<br /> 21 Lessons for the 21st Century: <a href="https://amzn.to/3AZQaqy">https://amzn.to/3AZQaqy</a><br /> The Black Cloud: <a href="https://amzn.to/3wJhDKC">https://amzn.to/3wJhDKC</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (05:45) &#8211; Origin of life<br /> (19:31) &#8211; Panspermia<br /> (25:05) &#8211; What is life?<br /> (38:20) &#8211; Photosynthesis<br /> (41:55) &#8211; Prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells<br /> (51:56) &#8211; Sex<br /> (59:39) &#8211; DNA<br /> (1:06:51) &#8211; Violence<br /> (1:17:25) &#8211; Human evolution<br /> (1:23:21) &#8211; Neanderthals<br /> (1:26:53) &#8211; Sensory inputs<br /> (1:37:43) &#8211; Consciousness<br /> (2:09:17) &#8211; AI and biology<br /> (2:38:36) &#8211; Evolution<br /> (2:59:07) &#8211; Fermi paradox<br /> (3:12:27) &#8211; Cities<br /> (3:20:14) &#8211; Depression<br /> (3:22:50) &#8211; Writing<br /> (3:30:49) &#8211; Advice for young people<br /> (3:37:57) &#8211; Earth</p>