The Generalist
What Makes Something Alive? Assembly Theory and the Origins of Life (Sara Walker, Theoretical Physicist)
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Sara Walker is a theoretical physicist who studies the origins of life and the author of Life as No One Knows It. As AI prompts us to rethink what consciousness, intelligence, and life really mean, Sara’s work offers a provocative framework for understanding these questions. In this conversation, Sara shares how she developed assembly theory—a revolutionary approach suggesting that complex…