I Think, Therefore I Google

2. The Definition of Life

July 12, 2020 Thomas
2. The Definition of Life
I Think, Therefore I Google
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I Think, Therefore I Google
2. The Definition of Life
Jul 12, 2020
Thomas

Philosophy meets science in this jam packed episode! What constitutes being "alive"?  Is there one single definition? And are viruses truly alive? Thomas and Dzido try to answer these questions and more.

Extra notes:
3:00 - small correction, Georg Ernst Stahl (not Dahl) was a supporter of vitalism
53:50 - Indeed in The Matrix (1999), Agent Smith says, "Human beings are a disease, cancer of this planet."

Mentioned books/links:
Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies - Geoffrey West
Are Viruses Alive? - Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-viruses-alive/
What Is Life? Is Death Real? - Kurzgesagt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOCaacO8wus

Show Notes

Philosophy meets science in this jam packed episode! What constitutes being "alive"?  Is there one single definition? And are viruses truly alive? Thomas and Dzido try to answer these questions and more.

Extra notes:
3:00 - small correction, Georg Ernst Stahl (not Dahl) was a supporter of vitalism
53:50 - Indeed in The Matrix (1999), Agent Smith says, "Human beings are a disease, cancer of this planet."

Mentioned books/links:
Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies - Geoffrey West
Are Viruses Alive? - Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-viruses-alive/
What Is Life? Is Death Real? - Kurzgesagt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOCaacO8wus