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264 - Lee Cronin: The Chemistry of Life
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Lee Cronin is Regius Chair of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow. Among his many pursuits are the digitization of chemistry, the discovery of alien life, and the creation of artificial life. In this episode, Robinson and Lee focus on astrobiology, the chemistry of life as we know it, and the controversies surrounding artificial intelligence. Lee’s Website: https://www.chem.gla.ac.uk/cronin/ Lee’s Twitter: https://x.com/leecronin OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 00:55 Lee’s Interests in the Origin of Life 10:29 Is Life Unique to Earth? 18:16 What Is the Self? 24:05 Is the Selfish Gene Hypothesis Wrong? 30:46 How Does Sand Turn into Cells? 44:02 What Is Chemputation? 45:41 What Is Assembly…