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[Interview] Fundamental Limits of Life

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To look for lifer in space we need to understand it. What fundamental boundaries does it have? What limits are imposed on life? Finding out in this interview.

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🟣 Guest: Dr Ricard Solé

https://santafe.edu/people/profile/ricard-sole

📜 Fundamental constraints to the logic of living systems

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsfs.2024.0010

👉 More interviews:

This Element Is Critical for Extraterrestrial Life. And It's Not Carbon https://youtu.be/Ppc3zzMTJTs
What The Hell Is Life? And How Do We Search For It? https://youtu.be/Eaa_b2tkiKQ
What Happens If We Find Extraterrestrial Life? https://youtu.be/2_buH0GXFx8

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 01:26 Fundamental constraints
  • 08:28 Information as a limiting factor
  • 16:16 Fundamental logic of cell structure
  • 23:25 Computer programming VS life
  • 24:56 Limits for life
  • 33:57 Current obsessions
  • 38:16 Bonus part and more interviews

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