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The Origins of Life with Sara Imari Walker
Season 15 · Episode 59

The Origins of Life with Sara Imari Walker

What is life? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice tackle assembly theory, artificial life, and the origin of lifeforms in the universe as we revise the definition of life with astrobiologist and theoretical physicist Sara Imari Walker.

StarTalk Radio · Sara Imari Walker, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice

October 15, 202454m 8s

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Show Notes

What is life? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice tackle assembly theory, artificial life, and the origin of lifeforms in the universe as we revise the definition of life with astrobiologist and theoretical physicist Sara Imari Walker.

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