Nature & Nurture

Dr. Lee Cronin is a Professor and the Regius Chair of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow, where he leads research on the chemical origins of life, computerized chemistry, and assembly theory. In this episode, we explore how assembly theory, analogues between chemistry and computation, the origins of life, the concepts of entropy and time, quantum mechanics, consciousness, simulation theories of the universe, and much more. Paper discussed: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158...

00:32 Understanding Assembly Theory
01:47 Bridging the Gap: Physics, Chemistry, and Biology
03:27 The Role of Information Processing
04:24 Complexity in Biology and Neuroscience
06:02 Applying Assembly Theory to Molecules
08:57 Exploring the Origins of Life
18:16 Entropy and Complexity
22:21 Time and Selection
32:45 Quantum Mechanics and Uncertainty Principle
37:47 Heat Death State and Space as an Emergent Property of Time
39:07 Emergence of Space and Time
41:28 Randomness, Free Will and Consciousness
42:27 Panpsychism and Consciousness
52:45 Free Energy Principle and Neuroscience
58:38 Simulation Theories and Combinatorial Explosions
01:03:15 Scientific Anarchy and Progress

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