[Interview] Fundamental Limits of Life

2025-01-22

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. 🦄 Get the extra part for free here: https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 🟣 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...

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.

🦄 Get the extra part for free here:

https://www.patreon.com/universetoday

🟣 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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