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I have read The Vital Question, after hearing about it from BillG's blog. And it did blew me away. I immediately read also Oxygen, by same author, and I found i
by rusanu 10y ago
I have read The Vital Question, after hearing about it from BillG's blog. And it did blew me away. I immediately read also Oxygen, by same author, and I found it equally interesting (it goes in more detail on some topics, but some of the ideas in Oxygen are superseded by his later books).
If you can spare an hour, I recommend this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGxAB4Weq0U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGxAB4Weq0U . Is made by the author and it covers the ideas of life origin exposed in The Vital Question.
Also interesting his paper on the double-agent theory of aging: http://www.nick-lane.net/double-agent%20theory.pdf http://www.nick-lane.net/double-agent%20theory.pdf
- lumpypua 10y agoI'd also like to recommend Power, Sex, Suicide by the same guy, Nick Lane. It's an absolutely amazing book that explains the origins of mitochondria, why they're necessary for complex life (and this means that complex life is exceedingly rare in the universe), and all sorts of effects the differing genomes of mitochondria and cells have: fertility, aging, and a bunch of other ones. If you're interested in cellular biology, read this guy.
- mg74 10y agoWould you recommend it as an audio book, or are the visuals essential?
- okket 10y agoThere is also his "Why is Life the Way it Is?" talk he held last year at the Royal Institution. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLcWfecmZhE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLcWfecmZhE