Monday 7th November - 05:15 PM GMT
The origins of life on this world and the next
Will physics alone will ever be able to fully explain what life is? - with Sara Walker
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In this exclusive interview with the IAI’s Alexis Papazoglou, leading theoretical physicist and astrobiologist Sara Walker will explore her pioneering theories on the origins of life, and how we can best understand the presence of life on other planets.
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5.00pm
Documentary Screening - DOKBOX Cinema
Infinity
5.15pm
Big Sofa Interview - The Lounge
The origins of life on this world and the next
Sara Walker
6.00pm
Headline Debate - The Arena
The Edge of the Universe
David Deutsch, George Ellis, Sara Walker. Robert Lawrence Kuhn hosts.
7.00pm
Meet The Speakers - The Lounge
David Deutsch, George Ellis, Sara Walker
7.00pm
Documentary Screening - DOKBOX Cinema
Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies
7.20pm
Talk - The Arena
Infinity and Beyond
Marcus Du Sautoy
7.30pm
Music - The Stage
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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