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(00:00) &#8211; Introduction
(07:47) &#8211; Aliens
(21:53) &#8211; What is life?
(29:35) &#8211; Assembly theory
(52:03) &#8211; Math
(1:03:45) &#8211; Communication with aliens
(1:28:38) &#8211; Evolution of the universe
(1:37:56) &#8211; Creating alien life
(1:45:29) &#8211; Origin of life
(1:52:29) &#8211; Before the Big Bang
(1:59:22) &#8211; God
(2:09:39) &#8211; Goal-directed behavior
(2:27:37) &#8211; Time
(2:35:54) &#8211; Free will and imagination
(2:51:06) &#8211; UFO sightings
(2:56:06) &#8211; Alien life forms debate
(3:11:14) &#8211; Robots
(3:20:29) &#8211; Love and emotion
(3:38:55) &#8211; Beauty in science
(3:49:06) &#8211; Random questions
(3:58:30) &#8211; Advice for young people
(4:01:48) &#8211; Life on Earth
(4:06:12) &#8211; Memory

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#279 – Alien Debate: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin

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