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Sara Walker

“The problem with attempts to define life is that life is not a natural kind.”

Sara Walker is one of the world's more pioneering astrobiologists, theoretical physicists and science communicators. She explores some of the most profound questions in science relating to topics none other than the origin of life and how to find life on other worlds.

Walker is currently Deputy Director of the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona State University, Associate Director of the ASU-SFI Center for Biosocial Complex Systems and an associate professor at Arizona State University (ASU). She is a leading advocate for the communication of science to the public and has participated in many interviews, panels, and lectures to discuss her research and topics related to her fields of study.

“A fascinating thinker” – Santa Fe Institute

“The problem with attempts to define life is that life is not a natural kind.”

Sara Walker is one of the world's more pioneering astrobiologists, theoretical physicists and science communicators. She explores some of the most profound questions in science relating to topics none other than the origin of life and how to find life on other worlds.

Walker is currently Deputy Director of the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona State University, Associate Director of the ASU-SFI Center for Biosocial Complex Systems and an associate professor at Arizona State University (ASU). She is a leading advocate for the communication of science to the public and has participated in many interviews, panels, and lectures to discuss her research and topics related to her fields of study.

“A fascinating thinker” – Santa Fe Institute

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