#394 - Carl Zimmer - What Are The Weirdest Types Of Life?

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Carl Zimmer is a science writer, journalist and an author who specialises in 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...

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0:00.0	Hello friends, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Karl Zimmer. He's a science writer,
0:04.8	journalist and an author who specialises in evolution, parasites, and heredity. Life is the thing
0:11.6	which illuminates our corner of the universe. It gives colour to an otherwise cold, brutal void,
0:17.6	but what is life? How is it defined? Despite seeming obvious at first glance,
0:23.6	this question is one of the most contested in science. Expect to learn what are the most
0:29.2	extreme forms of life which can live in the vacuum of space. How life might have begun in
0:34.1	rock pools rather than at the bottom of the ocean, why aliens might be so different to us
0:39.2	that we don't even recognise them, how a slime mold that looks like dog vomit can learn its way
0:44.4	through amaze, and much more. Don't forget to join the modern wisdom community on locals if you
0:50.0	want to connect with me and everyone else who listens to the show. 1500 members and counting so far.
0:57.2	So you'll be in good company, lots of people that like interesting things.
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