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Sciencw with Sam: Origins

The search for the origin of life: From panspermia to primordial soup

6 October 2020

Did life begin suddenly in a chemical big bang, or did the ingredients come together slowly, bit by bit from a primordial soup?  Science with sam explains
James Lovelock standing near the sea at Chesil Beach

James Lovelock says artificial intelligence is the start of new life

11 July 2019

New Scientist interviewed James Lovelock to discuss Gaia’s Novacene and our new AI overlords, microwaving hamsters for science and why Elon Musk’s Mars mission is ‘crazy’

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