Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2022-08-27

Chris Williamson & Lee Cronin: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #518

What Will Alien Life Look Like? - Lee Cronin - #518

2 books · With Lee Cronin · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Lee Cronin is the Regius Chair of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow, Head of the Cronin Group Lab and CEO of Chemify. The job of deciding what life is, how it originates and the different forms it could take might sound like a task for UFO theorists but it's actually in the realm of chemists like Lee.

Lee Cronin discussed The Martian by Andy Weir. Chris Williamson discussed Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   The Martian

   Andy Weir · at 38:31

   The Martian by Andy Weir is a hard science fiction novel about an astronaut stranded alone on Mars who must use his engineering ingenuity and scientific knowledge to survive.

   Discussed

   “so i'm i think exotic life will be very kind of exotic but not completely outrageous i don't know if you know the book by andy weir the the hail mary”

   Lee Cronin What Will Alien Life Look Like? - Lee Cronin - #518 2022-08-27 Listen at 38:31

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   Project Hail Mary

   Andy Weir · at 38:32

   Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is a science fiction novel about an astronaut tasked with saving humanity from an extinction-level threat.

   Discussed

   “i don't know if you know the book by andy weir the the hail mary yes yeah where he has that creature”

   Chris Williamson What Will Alien Life Look Like? - Lee Cronin - #518 2022-08-27 Listen at 38:32

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