Assembly theory with Lee Cronin - Part 1

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Assembly theory with Lee Cronin - Part 1

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Podcast: Simplifying Complexity (LS 37 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: Assembly theory with Lee Cronin - Part 1Pub date: 2025-05-26Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationIn 2023, a highly controversial paper titled ‘Assembly theory explains and quantifies selection and evolution’ was released to the world. In today’s episode, we’re chatting to one of the its authors, Lee Cronin, Regius Professor of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow and the Founder & CEO of Chemify, to discuss assembly theory and the motivation behind the paper, as well as key concepts such as the assembly index and the copy number. This episode is part one of our two-part chat with Lee. Join us for the next episode, where Lee discusses the Nature paper.   Resources and links: ‘Assembly theory explains and quantifies selection and evolution’ on Nature   Connect: Simplifying Complexity on X Sean Brady on X Sean Brady on LinkedIn Brady Heywood website This show is produced in collaboration with Wavelength Creative. Visit wavelengthcreative.com for more information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Sean Brady from Brady Heywood, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.