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Life as No One Knows It

by Sara Imari Walker · 2024

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An intriguing new scientific theory that explains what life is and how it emerges. What is life? This is among the most difficult open problems in science, right up there with the nature of consciousness and the existence of matter. All the definitions we have fall short. None help us understand how life originates or the full range of possibilities for what life on other planets might look like. In Life as No One Knows It, physicist and astrobiologist Sara Imari Walker argues that solving the origin of life requires radical new thinking and an experimentally testable theory for what life is. This is an urgent issue for efforts to make life from scratch in laboratories here on Earth and missions searching for life on other planets.…

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"This exploration of consciousness and the nature of reality aligns with Maria Popova's interest in the intersection of science, philosophy, and the human experience. It fits within her ongoing examination of how we understand ourselves and our place in the universe."
Maria Popova — Favorite Books of 2024 · themarginalian.org