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Jeremy England of M.I.T. is my new hero
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Fuck yeah, this dude rocks. At 31 years old, he has proposed a theory that the emergence of life was not accidental, but necessary. “[U]nder certain conditions, matter inexorably acquires the key physical attribute associated with life,” he was quoted as saying in an article in Quanta magazine.
Science is so fucking cool. 
Links are good.
Atoms are so small, and there would have been so many niches way back then, I could see life on earth being close to inevitable.
If there is (or was) even just some interesting chemistry on Mars, or Europa, or Enceladus it would lend credence to England's idea. Conversely, in my view, the Kepler satellite is showing many, many unanticipated ways a planetary system can turn out (from a soft squishy life form like me's perspective) bad. (granted,Kepler can't 'see' solar systems like ours, and the planet statistical work isn't done yet, so I might be a little pessimistic here)  (January 4, 2015 at 12:25 am)Kulthenius Wrote: Fuck yeah, this dude rocks. At 31 years old, he has proposed a theory that the emergence of life was not accidental, but necessary. “[U]nder certain conditions, matter inexorably acquires the key physical attribute associated with life,” he was quoted as saying in an article in Quanta magazine. England Lab Homepage
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions" - Leonardo da Vinci
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment) RE: Jeremy England of M.I.T. is my new hero
January 4, 2015 at 1:21 am
(This post was last modified: January 4, 2015 at 1:26 am by Kulthenius.)
(January 4, 2015 at 12:31 am)bennyboy Wrote: Links are good. I'm too new to post links. Thanks for the link ManMachine. I'll be better about that kind of stuff when I pass my 30/30 period. (January 4, 2015 at 12:38 am)vorlon13 Wrote: Atoms are so small, and there would have been so many niches way back then, I could see life on earth being close to inevitable. I watched an old rerun of Discovery's 'The Universe'. Season 2, episode 1, I believe. It was about Mars, and though the episode is a few years old and doesn't use any of the curiosity rover's data, it is quite interesting to see the different possibilities of life. |
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