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"According to NASA's Definition of Life, I'm Not Alive" - Why Nobody Can Define Life | Dr. Kate Adamala

aired Jul 29, 2026 · 46.0m
Signal
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High signal
confidence 0.99
Orig56.5
Actn91.0
Dens100.0
Dpth100.0
Clty57.2
Summary

That just shows you that there is really no good definition of life. In your world, life is not clearly defined.

Why listen

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of cell, that's, molecules, including: In your world, life is not clearly defined.

Key takeaways
  1. 01How do we make a full model of a healthy cell, of a sick cell?
  2. 02And all of that, I think Richard Feynman said, what I cannot build, I cannot understand
  3. 03So they all biologically derived and we mix those molecules at certain concentrations under the right pH in the right solution and they start rebuilding some of the elements of lif
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