James Tour: The Mystery of the Origin of Life
Discovery Science · 2 HN recommendations
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Synthetic organic chemist James Tour gives a lecture arguing that origin-of-life research is far from explaining how life began. The talk was published by the Discovery Institute and drew sharp criticism.
Why HN recommends it: Recommended by some as a blunt expert critique of origin-of-life research, while others question its claims and length.
“Here's a talk by one of the world’s top synthetic organic chemists offering a blunt assessment of the current state of origin of life research” Read on HN ↗