Physics of Life, Ep 5: How human history shapes scientific inquiry
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Guests: 

• David Krakauer, President and William H. Miller Professor of Complex Systems at the Santa Fe Institute
• Sean Carroll, External Professor and Fractal Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute, Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University

Hosts: Abha Eli Phoboo & Chris Kempes

Producer: Katherine Moncure

Podcast theme music by: Mitch Mignano

Additional sound credits: Digifishmusic, Trundlefly, Greenvwbeetle, Miksmusic, Brewlabboffin

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SFI programs: Education)

Complexity Explorer: 

• Origins of Life: The Multiple Origins of Life - Part 1 | David Krakauer)
• Origins of Life: The Multiple Origins of Life - Part 2 | David Krakauer)
• Origins of Life: The Multiple Origins of Life - Part 3 | David Krakauer)
• Origins of Life: The Multiple Origins of Life - Part 4 | David Krakauer)
• Complexity Explorer Lecture: David Krakauer • What is Complexity?)

Books: 

• Disputed Inheritance: The Battle over Mendel and the Future of Biology by Gregory Radick
• Quanta and Fields: The Biggest Ideas in the Universe by Sean Carroll
• Worlds Hidden in Plain Sight: The Evolving Idea of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute, 1984-2019 Edited by David Krakauer

Talks: 

• The Many Worlds of Quantum Mechanics) Sean Carroll

Papers & Articles:

• “The Multiple Paths to Multiple Life,” in Journal of Molecular Evolution* *(July 12, 2021), doi.org/10.1007/s00239-021-10016-2)