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energy Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: If we found a thousand life forms across the universe, 995 of them would be carbon-based and living in water. If we found a thousand life forms across the universe, 995 of them would be carbon-based and living in water. Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
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Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Re-run Earth a million times and at least a few hundred thousand of those runs give you bacteria again. — tap to centre the map on it Re-run Earth a million times and at least a few hundred thousand of those runs give you bacteria again. Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
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Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Life is not chemical; it merely emerges in chemistry, because chemistry is the first space the universe builds that is too large for it to exhaust. — tap to centre the map on it Life is not chemical; it merely emerges in chemistry, because chemistry is the first space the universe builds that is too large for it to exhaust. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jun 2024
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Sara Walker — holds since 2024-06-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The hardest step on the road from chemistry to us was multicellularity, and it was strictly a problem of energetics. — tap to centre the map on it The hardest step on the road from chemistry to us was multicellularity, and it was strictly a problem of energetics. Last stated a year ago
5 May 2025
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Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Life probably arose only once on Earth, and the deep split between bacteria and archaea is the evidence for it. — tap to centre the map on it Life probably arose only once on Earth, and the deep split between bacteria and archaea is the evidence for it. Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
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Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Life on Mars could share a genetic code close to ours with no transfer between the planets, because the beginnings of life are close to inevitable. — tap to centre the map on it Life on Mars could share a genetic code close to ours with no transfer between the planets, because the beginnings of life are close to inevitable. Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
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Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Oxygen in the atmosphere makes a fresh origin of life impossible, which is why life cannot be starting over in hydrothermal vents today. — tap to centre the map on it Oxygen in the atmosphere makes a fresh origin of life impossible, which is why life cannot be starting over in hydrothermal vents today. Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
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Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Any ergodic system with a Markov blanket will almost surely behave in lifelike ways; nothing suggests a special role for carbon. — tap to centre the map on it Any ergodic system with a Markov blanket will almost surely behave in lifelike ways; nothing suggests a special role for carbon. Last stated 13 years ago
3 Jul 2013
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Karl Friston — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no necessary trajectory from simple life to complexity: without photosynthesis or eukaryotes, the planet could have stayed bacteria and nothing else. — tap to centre the map on it There is no necessary trajectory from simple life to complexity: without photosynthesis or eukaryotes, the planet could have stayed bacteria and nothing else. Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
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Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A crewed spacecraft does no work: putting people aboard is what stops a mission getting anything done. — tap to centre the map on it A crewed spacecraft does no work: putting people aboard is what stops a mission getting anything done. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jan 2023
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Maciej Cegłowski — holds since 2023-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A great filter is a weak explanation for the silence, because it would have to work every single time — one civilization with self-replicating probes could fill the galaxy. — tap to centre the map on it A great filter is a weak explanation for the silence, because it would have to work every single time — one civilization with self-replicating probes could fill the galaxy. Last stated 3 years ago
22 Apr 2024
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Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: NASA can still be reorganised into an agency that exploits cheap heavy lift, and the next administrator will decide whether it is. — tap to centre the map on it NASA can still be reorganised into an agency that exploits cheap heavy lift, and the next administrator will decide whether it is. Last stated 2 years ago
2 Oct 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2021-03-04 — tap for who they are
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Casey Handmer — no longer holds since 2024-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: NASA's flagship programmes eat the budget of the robotic science missions that actually make the discoveries. — tap to centre the map on it NASA's flagship programmes eat the budget of the robotic science missions that actually make the discoveries. Last stated 2 years ago
2 Oct 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: NASA's Space Launch System has consumed more than a hundred billion dollars and delivered almost nothing. — tap to centre the map on it NASA's Space Launch System has consumed more than a hundred billion dollars and delivered almost nothing. Last stated 2 years ago
2 Oct 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-10-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Dual-use robotic servicing spacecraft, not missiles or lasers, will be the anti-satellite weapon of choice. — tap to centre the map on it Dual-use robotic servicing spacecraft, not missiles or lasers, will be the anti-satellite weapon of choice. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Mar 2024
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Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Satellites need self-defence zones: a keep-out rule around them is the only workable arms control in orbit. — tap to centre the map on it Satellites need self-defence zones: a keep-out rule around them is the only workable arms control in orbit. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Mar 2024
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Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The Pentagon has never said publicly which anti-satellite weapons it is preparing against, which means it may not know. — tap to centre the map on it The Pentagon has never said publicly which anti-satellite weapons it is preparing against, which means it may not know. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Mar 2024
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Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
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If we found a thousand life forms across the universe, 995 of them would be carbon-based and living in water.
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Re-run Earth a million times and at least a few hundred thousand of those runs give you bacteria again.
Holds
Life is not chemical; it merely emerges in chemistry, because chemistry is the first space the universe builds that is too large for it to exhaust.
Holds
The hardest step on the road from chemistry to us was multicellularity, and it was strictly a problem of energetics.
Holds
Life probably arose only once on Earth, and the deep split between bacteria and archaea is the evidence for it.
Holds
Life on Mars could share a genetic code close to ours with no transfer between the planets, because the beginnings of life are close to inevitable.
Holds
Oxygen in the atmosphere makes a fresh origin of life impossible, which is why life cannot be starting over in hydrothermal vents today.
Holds
Any ergodic system with a Markov blanket will almost surely behave in lifelike ways; nothing suggests a special role for carbon.
Holds
There is no necessary trajectory from simple life to complexity: without photosynthesis or eukaryotes, the planet could have stayed bacteria and nothing else.
Holds
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Holds
A crewed spacecraft does no work: putting people aboard is what stops a mission getting anything done.
Holds
A great filter is a weak explanation for the silence, because it would have to work every single time — one civilization with self-replicating probes could fill the galaxy.
Holds
NASA can still be reorganised into an agency that exploits cheap heavy lift, and the next administrator will decide whether it is.
No longer holds
NASA's flagship programmes eat the budget of the robotic science missions that actually make the discoveries.
Holds
NASA's Space Launch System has consumed more than a hundred billion dollars and delivered almost nothing.
Holds
Dual-use robotic servicing spacecraft, not missiles or lasers, will be the anti-satellite weapon of choice.
Holds
Satellites need self-defence zones: a keep-out rule around them is the only workable arms control in orbit.
Holds
The Pentagon has never said publicly which anti-satellite weapons it is preparing against, which means it may not know.
Holds