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8 connected korrents · 5 moments on record from 7 Sept 2022 to 12 Jul 2025.

Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Oxygen in the atmosphere makes a fresh origin of life impossible, which is why life cannot be starting over in hydrothermal vents today. Oxygen in the atmosphere makes afresh origin of life impossible,which is why life cannot be startingover in hydrothermal vents today. Last stated 4 years ago 7 Sept 2022 NL Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — 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 onceon Earth, and the deep splitbetween bacteria and archaeais the evidence for it. Last stated 4 years ago 7 Sept 2022 NL 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; itmerely emerges in chemistry,because chemistry is the firstspace the universe builds that… Last stated 2 years ago 13 Jun 2024 SW Sara Walker — holds since 2024-06-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: If we found a thousand life forms across the universe, 995 of them would be carbon-based and living in water. — tap to centre the map on it If we found a thousand lifeforms across the universe, 995of them would be carbon-basedand living in water. Last stated 4 years ago 7 Sept 2022 NL Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: The planet is probably getting too hot and CO2 has something to do with it, but whether it can be fixed in time is unknown, and pre-emptive despair helps no one. — tap to centre the map on it The planet is probably gettingtoo hot and CO2 has somethingto do with it, but whether itcan be fixed in time is… Last stated a year ago 12 Jul 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: The window in which life can extend beyond Earth is open now and may never open again, so making life multiplanetary while it is still possible is the only smart move. — tap to centre the map on it The window in which life canextend beyond Earth is opennow and may never open again,so making life multiplanetary… Last stated 3 years ago 9 Nov 2023 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2023-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Life does not happen on a planet, it happens to a planet: the fate of a world and the fate of its life are inextricable. — tap to centre the map on it Life does not happen on aplanet, it happens to aplanet: the fate of a worldand the fate of its life are… Last stated 2 years ago 22 Dec 2024 AF Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: The primordial soup is a miracle story: life needs a continuous flow of reaction, and a soup can never provide one. — tap to centre the map on it The primordial soup is amiracle story: life needs acontinuous flow of reaction,and a soup can never provide… Last stated 4 years ago 7 Sept 2022 NL Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: The origin of life is abrupt, not gradual — life snaps into existence. — tap to centre the map on it The origin of life is abrupt,not gradual — life snaps intoexistence. Last stated 2 years ago 13 Jun 2024 SW Sara Walker — holds since 2024-06-13 — tap for who they are
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At the centre 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 7 Sept 2022 · 4 years ago Holds Nick Lane Read this korrent →