The Emergence and Evolution of Life

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Theoretical biologist Stuart Kauffman gives us a whirlwind tour of the cutting edge ideas and research that explores the molecular basis of the evolution of life. He describes how self-reproducing molecular systems emerge spontaneously with the help of autocatalytic sets, and declares that life cannot be predicted, and is absolutely beyond physics.

Ultimate Truth & Our Purpose on Earth

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Tiokasin ruminates on the indigenous view of consciousness and our connection as Earth herself.

#34 Conversations on Complexity (Encore)

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A discussion of Neil's new book "Notes on Complexity"

The Way is Awkward

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By the river it is cool and gray at last after a night of longed-for rain, however intermittent

Fungal Brains

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A new study claims that fungi possess great intelligence to the point that they can make decisions

A New Tribal National Marine Sanctuary

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The waters off Central California are now part of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, the result of a decades-long campaign by local Indigenous leaders

Why Insect Memories May Not Survive Metamorphosis

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The reshuffling of neurons during fruit fly metamorphosis suggests that larval memories don’t persist in adults

Tomb, Womb, Cocoon

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The body is a tomb

#101 Apian Wisdom

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A discussion at the intersection of cultural, spiritual, and ecological dimensions of natural honeybee life.

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