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Podcast: Simplifying Complexity (LS 37 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: Assembly theory with Lee Cronin - Part 2Pub date: 2025-06-09Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThis is part two of our discussion with Lee Cronin on Assembly Theory. Lee Cronin is Regius Professor of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow and the Founder & CEO of Chemify. In this episode, Lee explains how assembly theory can actually be measured in the laboratory using mass spectrometry and other techniques, reveals the critical threshold of 15 that separates living from non-living systems, and discusses his ambitious vision for using assembly theory to detect life elsewhere in the universe and even measure consciousness itself. 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.
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