Nick Lane: Origin of Life, Evolution, Aliens, Biology, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast
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- Nick Lane is a biochemist at UCL and author of Transformer, The Vital Question, and many other amazing books on biology, chemistry, and life. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
1:09 - Origin of life
14:56 - Panspermia
20:30 - What is life?
33:44 - Photosynthesis
37:19 - Prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells
47:20 - Sex
55:03 - DNA
1:02:15 - Violence
1:12:50 - Human evolution
1:18:45 - Neanderthals
1:22:18 - Sensory inputs
1:33:08 - Consciousness
2:04:41 - AI and biology
2:34:00 - Evolution
2:54:32 - Fermi paradox
3:07:52 - Cities
3:15:39 - Depression
3:18:14 - Writing
3:26:13 - Advice for young people
3:33:22 - Earth
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0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions:
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1:09 - Origin of life
14:56 - Panspermia
20:30 - What is life?
33:44 - Photosynthesis
37:19 - Prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cells
47:20 - Sex
55:03 - DNA
1:02:15 - Violence
1:12:50 - Human evolution
1:18:45 - Neanderthals
1:22:18 - Sensory inputs
1:33:08 - Consciousness
2:04:41 - AI and biology
2:34:00 - Evolution
2:54:32 - Fermi paradox
3:07:52 - Cities
3:15:39 - Depression
3:18:14 - Writing
3:26:13 - Advice for young people
3:33:22 - Earth
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@@FamiliarAnomaly No, Kevin, we like Lex's content.
Great as usual. But Lex my dear dear friend, you look kind of tired and run down in this episode. Dont Goggins ALL the time, dude.
Personally if I had a time machine I would visit back when coca cola had real coke in it......
@@FamiliarAnomaly You’re a platypus.
I have been watching lex for a while now, amazingly we are getting free education from world experts in their respective disciplines….how wonderful…is this the future of education?
I appreciate your work.
Depends how many of us actually take in the information vs just listening for entertainment. I know that I can't have a conversation about the topics of these episodes to anybody because, although it's in my brain, it's not easily recallable. I wish I had the time to listen with a pen and paper and really focus, but my only podcast time is at work doing warehouse work.
No , this is 3 hours of dense resumed information , you wont get a PhD by watching youtube videos...
Great for inspiration, but education and academia takes a lot more work than this :)
@@xyzyzx1253 yes, the current format perhaps, however the evolution of how we obtain info has just began…and truly we don’t know where it’s heading, I just find this to be great a general knowledge database
Nick Lane was one of the people who inspired me to study biochemistry- here I am 10 years later about to finish my PhD!
Congratulations!!!
Did you finish?
Writing my thesis still, but soon! I've done all the lab work I need to, will reply when I'm done 😂
Except when it comes to origin of life, he spews unscientific mumbo jumbo nonsense. Life does NOT come from non-life.
…and everything doesn’t come from nothing.
I put this on while going to sleep and had the most bizarre dream of my life, truly a masterpiece of a podcast episode
im glad im not alone in this
Swear down as well, had some wild dreams
Same
Damn, so relatable
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Nick is one of the true giants in the biology world. Making a mondaine and complex subject so interesting and entertaining. Honestly, I would have no problem listening to these two gentlemen for days at a time. Thanks a million.
This subject does not pertain to a woman belonging to fashionable society
“Mondaine”?!?!
I can’t get that past my Spellcheck. “Mundane” works!
Lex is just steadily pushing out a constant stream of bangers. I don't understand how someone so young can do 3 hour interview after 3 hour interview with perfectly executed thoughtful questions, while also never stepping on the answers to said questions. This kid seemingly came out of nowhere...interviewing the brightest, often famous minds alive today. I mean he can go from Rogan to Penrose to Petterson to Kanye to Musk, without the slightest hiccup. Then an interview like this one from someone I wasn't aware of, (my own ignorance), can top them all. This young man is better at this than anyone in mainstream media. Pick anyone you want, and I mean big names, dead or alive in broadcasting...then try to picture their pre-madonna asses doing this kind of long form interviewing better than Lex. None.
Thanks again, Bro. Your podcast has brought me more knowledge than my entire college degree did. For free.....
He take break every hour
Oh a newbie here ;-) Lex is an AI, it seems you don't know that
Came out of nowhere? Being son of a prominent physicist must leave some mark on the character and cognitive abilities. I don't know his exact genealogy, but the family name Friedman resonates with cosmology, astrophysics and plasma physics.
I know what you've meant, but I would say Lex Friedman is the mainstream media. Or he defines what I wish should be called the mainstream.
Popular commercial science channels (perhaps except PBS Spacetime, which has a very different formula though) are nowhere near to his level. Sadly main stream is often mistaken with a trunk sewer...
Fully agree, another great interviewer with a way different background can be found at the Shawn Ryan Show. Flip through the guests and find one that suits you, powerful stuff.
Believe it or not, there are other sources of equal or greater value. Lex is just a biased human being like the rest of us.
What a great guest! The fact that he is so willing to say "I don't know" flat-out, with no dancing around it is refreshing. "I don't know" is exciting because ignorance is the foundation of discovery. I wish more people were willing to admit they don't know even when the question is super important.
I also really, really like that he's so quick to credit his students and associates. There have been issues in academia before of PhD students etc. not getting the credit they deserved for discoveries, so it speaks to his character that he says, "We are working on...Or rather it's actually that's my PhD student that has discovered...". Thanks to both of you for a fascinating interview :)
He's a true scientist, I think that's why...
100% Seems like a authentic person
Exactly! That’s the best thing about listening to Nick Lane. For me this means his work is trustworthy, there’s no pretence. Not necessarily correct, but genuinely to the very best of his (team’s) ability.
I’ve also heard him talk about women working in the 1940s and 1950s, noting how someone did not get a degree for her work cos Cambridge did not award degrees to female students until 1948 (yes, that late!) and how a male scientist got a Nobel Prize for work that could not have been done (by him) without his female colleague so, really, the Prize should’ve been given to her as well (and probably would be today he added).
It’s the awareness of environments, interdependence, uncertainty and history that characterises his work in biology applied to his work context and shared with his audiences.
@@rdklkje13 Women (through ALL history) should have gotten more credit, yes. But they didn't used to be as credit-hungry either...that's important to note.
A pattern has emerged: These experts deliver NOTHING.
Clickbait titles:
"Nick Lane: Origin of Life, Evolution, Aliens, Biology, and Consciousness"
I was blown away by this one. Lex has been doing the best interviews ever.
I don’t listen often but I thought the opposite. Like lex has more information that he doesn’t understand in his head and he’ll say something that sounds smart, or even dumb / cute, but it has absolutely nothing to do with what his interviewee is talking about, causing the quest to have to regress, therefor constantly being held up by Lex, to the point that the gentleman brings up how he discusses these sorts of things to children. Lex is brilliant because he wants to learn, but I feel all of this isn’t leading him any further to his own personal truth, it’s constantly confusing him and unintentionally putting misinformation in his head. I feel like either his IQ isn’t high enough to grasp these subjects (probably like most listeners, including myself), and although the seems to take great pleasure in the conversations, they are not meant for him and puddle his mind with thoughts and questions in fields he wasn’t born for. Most of these men are geniuses and have had great understanding of the things they speak of since an early age. I think lex should focus on living, he’s done enough asking. Find a wife and answer your own question of what love is. Have children, gain and understanding of that. It’s time to become the teacher, not the student. It’s cute, but the time for being cute is over. He’s throwing away his life is search for life’s greatest mysteries. We all are lex, at least most of it. I know you do jiu jitsu and enjoy a lonely glass of whiskey with rogan and his wife and kids and dogs and ice baths. It’s time to find love. To have someone other than me nudge your shoulder when you’re being goofy, to make you enjoy the simplist things in life (which too can be the most complex). You may find more answers in life and love than you ever will, trying to chase down these quests, all who never seen to be in over themselves, all though each different, I would imagine because they are all balanced (and if not, so very smart that what they’re saying to you should and will go well over your head). You asked about sperm being attractive, of lex, you are attractive my friend, use that and you brilliant little ways, to love someone. Millions of people have made it work, many with no formal training, that’s a lot more than the amount of people who know, well, just about anything else!!! You can have your podcast and a family too, one thag very well might teach you more than one of your favorite, extraordinary friends and guests do. Sure hope you somehow find this and read it
Nick needs to work on his educational skills
Mr. Fridman, again, your selection of guests is appreciated. Mr. Nick Lane was impressively knowledgeable in the field. Very encouraged by your conversation. Thank you both.
People don't realise how blessed we are to have effectively free open lectures about ideas. And so varied is Lex's guests that we are getting a world view of what the thinkers of our day are up to. I'm forever grateful for this channel. I hope it doesn't end for many years. I have so much more to learn from this little city of Cape Town, South Africa.
So grateful I CAME across LES PODCASTS & the most amasing people he helped share there knowledge with us🙏.
Some is the greatest minds
A physical population size of 4.8 million inhabitants. Not quite so little, but certainly no megacity & however much isolated it is at the southern tip of Africa it is still very much connected to the outside world . A wonderful channel for the thirsty. Thanks to Lex & all his guests. Cape Town.
How blessed we are to have permission to discuss? So the government now blesses?
Couldn't agree more. CZcams is one of the best inventions, Ever. The worlds knowledge is at our fingertips.
This continues to be the best podcast on Earth
Perhaps even the solar system.
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Wow impressive... u heard all podcasts? Amazing
@@jankareaustinat310 yup. This one's the best
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Since I started listening to this podcast I've realized that I'm not designed for the life I've been living. Since them I've learned everyday and achieved some life changing goals. Too often we model after those we dislike. Lex gives us an opportunity to do the opposite❤
Nick has his head on straight. It's great to see somebody still look for meaning while remaining sober and measured
Was proud to have Nick Lane be one of my tutors at UCL. Truly one of the most interesting people in the entire university and so happy to see him getting recognition on such a large platform.
I have all his audiobooks in loop on my phone, interlaced with Lex's podcasts. Information heaven.
Sounds like a perfect 6 month long “trip to mars” playlist haha.
@@primalentity9824 😆
You're telling me hot water got shocked and now I have to go to work😢
CAN THEY SHOCK THE TAXES AWAY?
Its crazy how the sun, a wet rock, and four billion years can make a mind like Nick Lane's
Lex's podcast has become my favorite. Great guests, and Lex has become a top notch interviewer. He asks great questions and then let's the guest answer. He's also pretty funny.
And handsome 😜
good humour and willingness to play dumb from time to time serves him well
clearly smarter than he lets on and genuinely interested in his guests' stories
yup he's a good'n
I find many of his questions to be vapid. The most disappointing interview I've seen in a long time w/ anyone was the non-stop charm offensive/PR blitz of Jeff Besoz. On the other hand, when he's closer to his own field, such as when he interviews Yann Lecun, he's much better.
These deep insightful conversations keep me going on rough days. Hope for humanity is alive!
I agree, this insightful conversation has me completely bricked up
Relationships and love is truly the hope for humanity
I just woke up, how tf did I get from sorted food a cooking channel to this
Eyebrows have reached their final stage of evolution
They lack structure
mono et mono
@@acidtechnoMano a mano?
@@m.vonhollen6673 an expression i heard
From 1:34:00 to 1:38:30, that's the most honest and thoughtful, ego out the window, answer I've ever heard from a scientist and educator. Emergence seems to me to be a term to plaster over ignorance. Why is it so hard for the overwhelming majority of people in positions of authority to sometimes just say, "you know what...I just don't know."
Thanks Nick...for the shared knowledge and honesty. And thanks Lex, as always, for an amazingly thoughtful interview.
I love how the brilliancy of both how Lex conducts himself and his guests mastery of a subject allows an average man like myself gain a basic understanding of a deeply complex subject. Truly a unique channel that deserves much more recognition.
Well here's a bit to add. On the part where he mentions the 2 thoughts on consciousness, there is actually a third, quantum tubules in the brain that connect humans to some non-local(not connected to our universe and not subject to it's laws) place that allows us to interject in between the natural processes of this world.
What i'm trying to say is it would be free will mediated by a complex structure in our brains where some part of us is in a non-local space. It's why we seem to have free will, it's the only explanation for being able to have free will(if we do), to be able to interject into the running processes of our biology. Normally it'd just be like watching a movie, if we didn't have free will and were here to experience it. Cause the world has laws and things work a certain way. There would be no "choice", the universe doesn't make choices, things happen for a reason cause of what it's next to and how laws declare they interact.
Free will is a theory though some will say, cause it could just be that we have the illusion of free will and that it's a biological mechanism, that it's just it using it's pattern recognition and input data to think about possible outcomes. Why think of possible outcomes though if it can't choose one way or the other anyways.
The other possibility is that free will is an illusion because our biological machine isn't trying to figure anything out and everything is just one big illusion, that it already knew what it was going to do and just created those possible outcomes and choices to make it appear like you had consciousness.
I much rather prefer the idea that a part of us is connected to some non-local quantum realm with no space, no matter, no time, just pure consciousness. It could have space, matter and time, but I think i've been there before being put under with an anesthetic. There was no time, no space, only 1 dimension, 1 point of infinity glowing gold radiating sensations of love and I knew it was of infinite intelligence.
@@PherPhur Quantum tubules has a similar structure, in theory, to certain species of fungi networks. A collective conscious if you will. I like this idea too! Some think that its possible that our ancestors may have sparked intelligence from consuming mushrooms. It's funny to think about but makes sense lol. I don't believe the god of our religions but I'd like to think we are all part of a greater conscious. Who knows, maybe they are all partially right in a way. I am always open minded.
The brilliance of your conducting, let's just say remains unproven.
Watched you for a couple of months now. I've come to really appreciate your digging questions on the fly with such diverse subject matter. It makes for amazing conversation and an appreciation from the people you interview. Well done!
I'm excited to read all those books now. Such a good interview. Thank you for exposing me to this Lex. Keep up the amazing work.
I got almost 3 hours in before I realized I was way to high….and dumb for this conversation, however Lex does a brilliant job asking the right questions and deciphering the information so even I can keep up 😂 👏 Great talk Gentlemen.
😂 lucky you! You can think when high.
Always envied those who can go Deeper when high, seems only half of us have the capability. Worth a trial study!🥳
Have you ever tried psychedelics? Out of curiosity
@@hannibal8049 me?
@@ABN_TNKR yes
Nick is one of those people that speaks and writes in highly dense information threads, yet in accesible language.
This is my second time listening to this one. I find Nick incredibly interesting!
Thx guys! ❤
How did I not know of Nick Lane before this podcast?? I’m clearly doing a terrible job of tracking the best of science writing. This is the man I’ve been looking for! Thank you
Imagine releasing at 3 hour podcast and getting millions of views. That is a dedicated fanbase right there.
The youtube algorithm also keeps directing videos here via autoplay.
That accounts for basically every podcast I come across.
Wow, I wanted to become a biochemist and molecular biologist before corona hit and before I ran out of fuel to pursue university comfortably.. This author is literally why I love science, the insights are 10x than the insights I had from anyone else. I struggled to learn about science for a long time and drifted into other topics like javascript and coding... lex... Nick changes everything, I will definitely purchase all his works and read them all this man is a genius. I can finally say that I know where to go to learn more about biochemistry and molecular biology. I think I'm a transformed man now. Thank you Nick you're a genius.. I hope the planetary trajectory replicate more nicks so we can find a way to survive in this highly entropic universe.
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One of best guests to listen to, hardly puts his personal bias into discussion and stays on topic while keeping Lex in check while Lex asks the important and in depth questions.
Fantastic interview-one of your best!! Nick Lane has so much of a balanced and diverse n biological view of our universe. I have been thinking of many of the questions you asked and discussed -for more than 60 years!! Thank You so Much. You have enriched my thinking and confirmed so many concepts.
I love the plant's/greenery addition, Lex. Good job to the team or whoever is responsible for the set design. It gives the set a warmer tone/ambience. Nick Lane is also giving me a serious James Bond vibe. I've never heard of him and will read more.
He’s one of those rare breeds who can do big science but also easily could’ve been a writer.
@@Karma-fp7ho Whoever is doing set design could be using artificial plants. Or plants that need very little light. ie. Ivy, Pathos, spider plants.
Lights on a timer that can be over ridden either way at any time
Nick Lane is the James Bond of the biochemistry :) Literally and figuratively.
He's yummy
I think he is more the Richard Feynman of biochemistry: super intelligent, passionate, imaginative, articulate.
Absolutely amazing. I got my degree in biochemistry for the sake of getting into medical school . After some time working for labs and reading both of his novels mentioned in the beginning of the video I realized how much I want to pursue a doctorate in biochemistry. Understanding Abiogenesis has become a passion for me and I really appreciate you hosting Nick Lane, he deserves a lot more notoriety than he already has.
One thing that Lex said that I have to remind myself of frequently, but it's something I've considered before, is that people are amazing at driving. It's true, I remember what it was like to learn to drive and not being able to get out more than a sentence when trying to talk to the person teaching me while focusing on everything with no heuristics trained and everything seemed so overwhelming, now I worry that I auto pilot so much that it's scary when I end up at home after a long day at work and barely remember any part of the drive.
Lex, your podcasts are overwhelming! Keep 'em coming!
I just really appreciate Lex’ personality- great balance of personal warmth + clear, coherent questions,
He leaves space for the guest to communicate longer phrases and ideas, beyond mere sound bites.
I disagree that his questions are clear and coherent, actually the very opposite. He missed a lot of what could have been gained in this interview. 😊
@@springsogourneagreed
Lex is a robot and has maybe 10/100 EQ.
Thank you Lex and Nick! So glad you discussed Michael Levin. I’m obsessed with Michael Levin and you are the first people I’ve heard talk about him. Kudos!
This format is like a live novel with out constraints. The depth of subject matter and selection of interviewees is amazing. Lex has a style uncovering deeper freedoms in conversation provoking the clearest truths a subject has to offer in any other format.
I always wanted to comment on DNA, RNA, are what I would call a formula for the life from a "complex dynamic fractal formula". from which life matures to higher forms. To think an acorn can grow into a century old oak tree or a spore to become a assembly of fungus is pretty dynamic. Add a Mitochondria and we get the next level of life. Just an observation with my simple opinion. Thanks for going slow enough to keeping this content "the real deal" fireside human chat.
Lex by far is my favourite human and podcaster! Thank you for introducing me to Nick’s incredible life work as well as opening up my mind to the fascinating world of AI. Another highly recommended guest is Dr. Gabor Maté, a Hungarian-Canadian physician and author. He has a background in family practice and a special interest in childhood development and trauma, and in their potential lifelong impacts. Thank you again for your extraordinary work Lex ❤️
My first impression was that Nick is like the Pierce Brosnan of the world of Biology.
Jokes aside, Nick is one of the most humble humans I've seen, and one of the most patient listeners I've listened to.
Lex, I wanted to thank you 4 being a part of the transformation that literally saved my life-you are truly a gift from the universe to all of mankind. This is one of your alltime bests!!!
As a hobby palaeontologist this was an extremely fascinating talk
Only 1.5 hours in and this is already one of the most enriching conversations so far on Lex Fridman
I hope Nick Lane will get a Nobel Prize soon !!
I'm listening to this on a break from studying for the MCAT. I'll say this is quite motivating and made me actually *WANT* to study chemistry, especially going through biochemistry now. Amazing.
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Your method is accurate and demonstrates that you have a lot of expertise; it is critical to work with a professional while investing, especially as a newbie; this is why I also work with Mr Yuval Eric Brokman.
How do I begin investing in the markets? I had previously read about Yuval Eric Brokman. I am a complete newcomer to this.
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Nick is such a GOAT of science. I could listen to him for hours every day.
I found it very difficult to listen to your podcasts in the beginning for some odd reason , but man I feel like this is all I ever want to listen to. I’ve come to really enjoy a lot of the guests you bring on keep it up Lex.
At about 1:55 you guys talk about feelings and consciousness in relation to making decisions around too complex problems. My question (also relating to your podcast with Roger Penrose): is there a possibility that in those situations quantum-mechanics kick in? Some kind of physics or (bio)chemistry that is qm based?
Holy smokes. Four hours of awesomeness. I have to put this on my schedule. So crazy that this is Free. Thanks, Lex.
I smoked a lot on this one.
Nick could narrate any movie. He has a great voice. From the way he answered the first question I knew this was gona be a good guest/podcast
My favorite biochemist!! Already read "Transformer". So glad more people are getting familiar with his work! (On Sean Carroll's Mindscape a few months ago.) Dr. Lane's work is especially relevant in the accelerating interest in exobiology. Brilliant science communicator!
this guy would scare away the aliens with his eyebrows
Mindscape is excellent! Here are two others to give a try if you haven’t already:
“The Jim Rutt show” - gets lots of cool guests and topics (He’s affiliated somehow with the Santa Fe institute).
“Philosophical disquisitions” - Irish lawyer turned philosopher can also be neat.
I would love to discover other shows or blogs etc. like this. Share them if they come to mind!
A great teacher… he knocks that made up so called ‘professor’ Brian cox into a cocked hat…
Superb summation -- 'the light in the eye' reminds me of the Eye Of Horus... and is almost always connected with the advice from Basho the Haiku Master -- 'seek what is sought'...
"If a phd student has a bad idea we don't shoot the phd student" - always a bit of comedy gold built into Lex isn't there? lol
Thus Far your Guest list is Impeccable and I've listened to most of your podcasts twice!
An accomplishment in and of itself; bravo! 🙌🏾
I don’t know what you’re doing Lex but you’re killing it with this podcast, you’ve had so many people that I’ve wanted to hear speak for a long time.
Soul mates of the philosophical mind!
Definitely need to read more on Nick Lane. This podcast is one of the best I've watched!
i guess yes you should, but most importantly you should read about who created Nick Lane and this Entire miracle, it is not hard just look for books claiming divinity, and examine them, you will discover the secret of life and afterlife, we are eternals if you know, and special creatures without any exception, by getting a chance to be tested in this short life clearly we will die, but dying is the real beginning for our real eternal life beyond imagination some of us we succeed this test and have a beautiful perfect eternal life and others will fail and have ugly horrible painfully life.
I miss a few here and there. This slipped through, also the refference to Michael Levin +- 25:40. It was already in the mix!...Lex your pride was showing lol, one of my favorites. Big fan! Nick, great interview, great subject!
Profound, I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this podcast. It's a college course on steroids. Love love love both of you. I'm so inspired by both of your greatness. Lex, you are too cool for cool. I'm happy you both exist! So interesting!
What have you learned about the origin of life from this talk?
Bunch of shit talk just to hide Creator
It's really more like a documentary than a college course. I did an elective in astrobiology that covered these topics, and for an introductory undergraduate course, it went 100x more in-depth than a podcast like this.
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Slowly but surely becoming my favorite podcast the breath of guests is amazing
Lex's channel is the closest thing we can get to a modern Plato's Dialogue.
He’s super smart, and says certain things people usually neglect to point out.
1:35:55 “I never understand what people mean by emergence.. a word to plaster over ignorance”
2:31:05 -Is it the same as Earth life or not..
so many other things.. still have to finish watching!
Also, finally a discussion about consciousness that I can actually enjoy! 😅
Nick is so smart. His books are amazing to read.
Don’t ever change Lex. Keep life wonderful, beautiful, magically miraculous, as well as scientific! Don’t let the fear of being denounced as a foolish naive optimist, turn you against yourself, & life itself.
First time in a long time ive seen a clip of a guest that actually makes real sense. When i had depression i refused to see a therapist. I forced tasks on myself, usually something that forced me outside. Find a red flower. Find a new ingredient and cook a meal with it. Find meaning in X painting. Id also take walks and speak to myself as a third party, looking at the situation from a outside perspective. Helped me a lot. That and movong somewhere with more sun 😂
What a fantastic podcast. Thank you Nick. That was an incredible insight. Thanks to you too Lex.
Been a fan of Nick since reading 'The Vital Question' a few years ago. Fascinating stuff!
I didn't like that book, because of the reason he himself points out: There are too many theories that collect some facts, explain some facts, but don't really get anywhere.
Doesn't mean it is not a nice book but the theory is incomplete. Yet we may need several great "bad theories" and ideas for succeeding at explaining life, so there is great value on those books, and I get that may be why you liked it.
Guy is fantastic though, I "cellebrate" people like him.
Could not stop listening… What a great communicator of science! Nick Lane 🙏🏼👏🏼
Lex Fridman is the herald of the end of the classic college experience
'The toaster must be able to be unhappy and leave me.'
(Lex F.)
😅
Lex.... Lex. You're on a fucking roll with these guests lately. I'm loving it!
SHARING is the ticket forward: the sharing of ideas, DNA, amino acids, shelter, humor. Etc. We are not meant to die with the music inside us
I agree with the thought that we “should” just work together. Unfortunately, the world doesn’t work that way. I’ve found that sharing Information (music) with like-minded people first (build a control factor) and slowly educate the “others” until they can follow the music before knowing how to make it. If not, these other non evolved Humans have a prehistoric goal to use information to seek power - power is protection. The rest just aren’t fast enough with dealing with or understanding change so find themselves being controlled because they want the protection. If that statement is right, than new ideas (information) is power and history shows two much power in the wrong hands quickly ends the musician’s ability to make new music; so even musicians learn that getting power is the only way to play their music. It’s good vs evil
Just do what makes you happy.
@@jamesvaiciulis2947 I think ultimately we have to share info, DNA etc. in the context of this human evolutionary discussion, we are all “fingers on the same hand.”
"Make your own kind of music! Sing your own special song! make your own kind of music even if no body else sings along"!- great tune
Agreed.
One of the things Joe Rogan is good at is getting to know people and spotting their uniqueness and guiding them to pursue a career that capitalizes on their gifts. Lex is doing exactly what Joe saw in him. Joe and Lex both want everyone to be their best self. Knowledge, truth, open dialogue and conversation. Finding wisdom and finding more answers.
I fell asleep with this in the background... I woke up at 2am and puked all over my bed.
Loool
I’d be more concerned with how close your phone was to your head or stomach than to what you were listening too. We still take things in when we sleep- hidden away like slipping studying before a test and trying to recall what a teacher said while distracted. That said a phone emits a certain amount of emf/rf that’s needed to communicate- most devices or household items have them so don’t go stressing- but keep it in mind next time your phones just near your head.
Also that’s why that phone pocket vibration thing went around and still happens to some people. (where they’d had a phone in pocket for a while then once removed they’d felt a tingling and although not an accurate description a funny one “it felt like the phone was calling on my leg” lol) i’ve experienced it and that started my interest in what we don’t perceive but still allow to pass through our body, good day and good luck belly😂.
Unless it’s high pitched or long amounts of medium to high range noises you’ll be fine- the prior will in fact make you go deaf or numb- like soldiers without earpro..
Ok
Don’t drink so much😂
It's great this guy helped out Lex by covering part of the interview questions himself.
Love when they turn into ✨conversations✨ this guy's wears his heart on his sleeve and lex couldn't help but to dive in.
Fantastically interesting and stimulating conversation…Thank you Nick and Lex!
Great episode, I gotta say when Lex started talking about the toaster I was lmfao 🤣🤣
1:49:27 My dog is perfectly comfortable saying that the toaster is conscious
I would love to see a round 2 for this guy. He work and curiousity focus seems very exciting!
"Now THAT [a flatworm that's re-grown a different type of head] is a hopeful monster!"
What a delightful way to describe that 😄
This was absolute TOP BRAIN NUTRITION! Thank you LEX!
Absolutely fantastic work from both of you, right on the mark or close to it as always, well done!
Lex may be the greatest gift ever to grace my search for enlightenment. A phenomenon to whom I'm deeply grateful.
Looks fascinating again ! Always searching for insights into the deepest levels of our human condition. Brilliant podcast Lex !
The sulfate story during the Cambrian explosion is yet another potential Great Filter, it seems. Same with the singular nature of Eukaryotic life. But one has to wonder if life are able to find other routes to complexity. I like Greg Egan's short story about Wang's Carpets (iirc the title correctly, he also has a chapter in the novel Diaspora reusing the same idea). It is possible that complex life elsewhere would be nearly unrecognizable.
Information has become much more readily available through the internet! God bless folks who push out valuable data.
OMG, so many ideas, so much information! My head is spinning. Absolutely great! Thanks for your amazing podcast! I always wonder how Lex and his guests can keep this up for almost 4h. I suppose they have breaks that are cut out in post production...?
Been a big fan of Nick as a great communicator for the longest time! Thanks Lex
There is a very specific substrate material called Rydberg matter that is being investigated in both natural environments and laboratory, by Professor Leif Holmlid at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. This turns over the entire concept of panspermia and makes it active, not delivered randomly, not like acorns from an oak tree in the fall. Rather, directive, enzymatic, cyclical and recursive. Solar plasma and or cosmic plasma (Birkeland currents) activated directionally like pi bonding (sp4), not predominantly thermodynamic, not more than TCA cycle is.
"Let's see how good this can get.", I really like that. Yours is the only channel I watch daily. I appreciate your unfiltered content and your open heart. Love
This is great. I love listening to this story time for adults, it puts me straight to sleep everytime 😴 👍
I take that you’re falling asleep because of relaxation and not boredom. 😅
I love Nick's books! He's the Richard Dawkins of his generation. Great Interview!
Decluttering my home has already started after watching this. Thanks, Julie!
Way to go Lex! Your questions were great because they revealed a basic truth. We are clueless on how life started.
3:42:23 - the "thank you" from Nick honestly touched my heart.. he meant it:)
Yes, it came from his heart and I was touched by it.
Lex has provided me a convenient definition for the ideal podcast :
Conversations lasting between 3 and 4 hours that - in EVERY instance - I've NEVER wished had ended sooner.
Must have fallen asleep with CZcams on. Woke up to this podcast and was super engaged. Y'all covered a lot in a short amount of time, yet everything seemed in-depth and well discussed. Glad the algorithm brought me here!