What Are The Weirdest Types Of Life? - Carl Zimmer | Modern Wisdom Podcast 394

Carl Zimmer is a science writer, journalist and an author who specialises in the topics of evolution, parasites, and heredity. Life is the thing which illuminates our corner of the universe. It gives colour to an otherwise cold, brutal void. But what is life? How is it defined? Despite seeming obvious at first glance, this question is one of the most contested in science. Expect to learn what are the most extreme forms of life which can live in the vacuum of space, how life might have begun in rock pools, why aliens might be so different to us that we don't even recognise them, how a slimemould that looks like dog vomit can learn its way through a maze and much more... Sponsors: Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Get 20% discount on the highest quality CBD Products from Pure Sport at https://puresportcbd.com/modernwisdom (use code: MW20) Get perfect teeth 70% cheaper than other invisible aligners from DW Aligners at http://dwaligners.co.uk/modernwisdom Extra Stuff: Buy Life's Edge - https://amzn.to/3pZZLZx Follow Carl on Twitter - https://twitter.com/carlzimmer Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #biology #extremophiles #life - 00:00 Intro 00:38 Our Awareness of Life 10:09 What Constitutes Life & Death? 20:45 Animals with Weird Ideas About Life & Death 25:48 Understanding Life for Fungi 34:21 Other Forms of Life in the Universe 40:16 Origins of Life on Earth 44:48 Are Viruses Alive? 50:13 Discovering a Better Definition of Life 57:10 Where to Find Carl - Join the Modern Wisdom Community on Locals - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Listen to all episodes on audio: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Carl ZimmerguestChris Williamsonhost

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EPISODE INFO

Released: November 6, 2021
Duration: 57m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Carl Zimmer is a science writer, journalist and an author who specialises in the topics of evolution, parasites, and heredity. Life is the thing which illuminates our corner of the universe. It gives colour to an otherwise cold, brutal void. But what is life? How is it defined? Despite seeming obvious at first glance, this question is one of the most contested in science. Expect to learn what are the most extreme forms of life which can live in the vacuum of space, how life might have begun in rock pools, why aliens might be so different to us that we don't even recognise them, how a slimemould that looks like dog vomit can learn its way through a maze and much more... Sponsors: Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Get 20% discount on the highest quality CBD Products from Pure Sport at https://puresportcbd.com/modernwisdom (use code: MW20) Get perfect teeth 70% cheaper than other invisible aligners from DW Aligners at http://dwaligners.co.uk/modernwisdom Extra Stuff: Buy Life's Edge - https://amzn.to/3pZZLZx Follow Carl on Twitter - https://twitter.com/carlzimmer Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #biology #extremophiles #life - 00:00 Intro 00:38 Our Awareness of Life 10:09 What Constitutes Life & Death? 20:45 Animals with Weird Ideas About Life & Death 25:48 Understanding Life for Fungi 34:21 Other Forms of Life in the Universe 40:16 Origins of Life on Earth 44:48 Are Viruses Alive? 50:13 Discovering a Better Definition of Life 57:10 Where to Find Carl - Join the Modern Wisdom Community on Locals - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Listen to all episodes on audio: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Carl Zimmer
guest
Chris Williamson
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Carl Zimmer and Chris Williamson, What Are The Weirdest Types Of Life? - Carl Zimmer | Modern Wisdom Podcast 394 explores carl Zimmer Explores Life’s Strangest Forms And Redefines Being Alive Carl Zimmer and Chris Williamson explore why defining “life” and “death” is so scientifically and philosophically messy, despite how intuitively obvious they seem to humans and other animals.

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