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b'A new theory about life\\u2019s origins updates Darwin\\u2019s warm little pond.\\xa0Scientists say they\\u2019ve created the building blocks of biology in steaming hot springs. Meanwhile, we visit a NASA lab where scientists simulate deep-sea vent chemistry to produce the type of environment that might spawn life.\\xa0Which site is best suited for producing biology from chemistry?\\nFind out how the conditions of the early Earth were different from today, how meteors seeded Earth with organics, and a provocative idea that life arose as an inevitable consequence of matter shape-shifting to dissipate heat. Could physics be the driving force behind life\\u2019s emergence?\\xa0\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nCaleb Scharf\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Director of Astrobiology at Columbia University, New York\\n\\n\\nLaurie Barge\\xa0\\u2013 Research scientist in astrobiology at NASA\\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory\\n\\n\\nBruce Damer\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Research scientist in biomolecular engineering, University of California,\\xa0\\n\\n\\n Jeremy England\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Physicist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology\\n\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'