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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br />
(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(07:47) – Aliens<br />
(21:53) – What is life?<br />
(29:35) – Assembly theory<br />
(52:03) – Math<br />
(1:03:45) – Communication with aliens<br />
(1:28:38) – Evolution of the universe<br />
(1:37:56) – Creating alien life<br />
(1:45:29) – Origin of life<br />
(1:52:29) – Before the Big Bang<br />
(1:59:22) – God<br />
(2:09:39) – Goal-directed behavior<br />
(2:27:37) – Time<br />
(2:35:54) – Free will and imagination<br />
(2:51:06) – UFO sightings<br />
(2:56:06) – Alien life forms debate<br />
(3:11:14) – Robots<br />
(3:20:29) – Love and emotion<br />
(3:38:55) – Beauty in science<br />
(3:49:06) – Random questions<br />
(3:58:30) – Advice for young people<br />
(4:01:48) – Life on Earth<br />
(4:06:12) – Memory</p>