December 29, 2022
#350 – Betül Kaçar: Origin of Life, Ancient DNA, Panspermia, and Aliens
Lex Fridman PodcastAbout this episode
Betül Kaçar is an astrobiologist at University of Wisconsin. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – House of Macadamias : https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order – Mizzen+Main : https://mizzenandmain.com and use code LEX to get $35 off – Eight Sleep : https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings – ExpressVPN : https://expressvpn.com/lexpod to get 3 months free – GiveDirectly : https://givedirectly.org/lex to get gift matched up to $1000 – Blinkist : https://blinkist.com/lex to get 25% off premium EPISODE LINKS: Betül’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/betulland Betül’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/betul.kacar.astro/ Kacar Lab: https://kacarlab.org/ Betül’s TED Talk: https://go.ted.com/betulkacar PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (08:20) – History of life on Earth (16:25) – Origin of life (39:11) – Genetic language of life (52:08) – Life and energy (1:02:50) – Ancient DNA (1:21:48) – Evolution (1:33:19) – Alien life (2:01:19) – Panspermia (2:07:41) – Restarting life on Earth (2:20:23) – Where ideas come from (2:27:54) – Science and language (2:36:31) – Love (2:37:55) – Advice to young people (2:42:29) – Meaning of life