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SUMMARY:What is life? - Lee Cronin\, University of Glasgow\; Samir Okasha\
 , University of Bristol\; Lewis Dartnell\, Space Research Centre\, Univers
 ity of Leicester
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CONTACT:Mary Todd Bergman
DESCRIPTION:What is life? is a Science and Society event organised by the 
 European Bioinformatics Institute and held at the Cambridge Union Society.
  Join us for an evening of talks and lively discussion about the nature of
  life\, with expert speakers on philosophy\, chemistry and astrobiology.\n
 \nThe question 'What is life?' has long puzzled humankind. We all feel tha
 t we have an innate understanding of what makes a living entity. But the e
 xact nature of life\, the story of its origins\, and its potential presenc
 e on other worlds remain enigmatic.\n\nOn the 70th anniversary of Nobel pr
 ize-winning physicist Erwin Schrödinger’s seminal book\, ‘What is Lif
 e?’\, we host this Science and Society evening\, in which we hope to tou
 ch on key themes surrounding the nature of life. We will consider question
 s such as: What distinguishes life from inert matter? Where did life origi
 nally come from? Is life some form of essence - a vital force - or is it e
 ncoded information? Is life on Earth unique? Will we be able to eventually
  create life artificially - and if so\, should we?\n\nAfter three talks fr
 om expert speakers in the field\, we look forward to exciting discussions 
 on these topics.
LOCATION:Cambridge Union Society
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