Was Cosmic Dust Responsible for Life on Earth?

What is cosmic dust? What is it made of and what can it tell us about the Universe? Could cosmic dust be responsible for life starting on Earth? Figuring it all out with Dr Craig Walton from Cambridge University, and a Nomis Fellow for ETH Zurich’s Centre for Origins and Prevalence of Life.

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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:43 What is dust
00:08:43 Dust falling on Earth
00:16:05 Dust and the origin of life
00:46:30 Dust on other worlds across the Universe
01:03:29 Current obsessions
01:08:16 Final thoughts and more interviews


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