Nick Lane
An expert in biology, author of 'The 10 Great Inventions of Evolution', which discusses the unlikeliness of life and major evolutionary jumps.
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Vincent Racaniello: Viruses and Vaccines | Lex Fridman Podcast #216
Lex Fridman
Evolutionary biologist in the UK whose idea suggests that the defining point in cellular evolution was the ability to make a lot of energy, facilitated by mitochondria.
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All-In Podcast
Biochemist and author of 'The Vital Question' and 'Life Ascending,' praised for his insights on the origin of life and the principles of physics and statistics underlying it.
Antioxidants, Injury Risk Factors, and the Conjugate Method (Episode 36)
Stronger By Science
Author of the book 'Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life', which is highly recommended for understanding mitochondria.
Demis Hassabis: Future of AI, Simulating Reality, Physics and Video Games | Lex Fridman Podcast #475
Lex Fridman
An expert in biology, author of 'The 10 Great Inventions of Evolution', which discusses the unlikeliness of life and major evolutionary jumps.
Betül Kaçar: Origin of Life, Ancient DNA, Panspermia, and Aliens | Lex Fridman Podcast #350
Lex Fridman
A biologist whose gut feeling is that microbial life is abundant across the universe, but eukaryotes are rare and perhaps an accidental outcome.
Nick Lane: Origin of Life, Evolution, Aliens, Biology, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #318
Lex Fridman
A biochemist at University College London and author of several books on biology, science, and life, specializing in the origin and evolution of life.
Demis Hassabis: DeepMind - AI, Superintelligence & the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #299
Lex Fridman
Author of 'The 10 Great Inventions of Evolution', who speculates on evolutionary 'great filters'.
Andrej Karpathy: Tesla AI, Self-Driving, Optimus, Aliens, and AGI | Lex Fridman Podcast #333
Lex Fridman
Biochemist and author whose books, such as 'The Vital Question' and 'Life Ascending', were mentioned for making the origin of life seem plausible and less rare.