It was such a wonderful experience chatting with Professor Paul Davies, who is an incredible theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astrobiologist and best-selling science author of 31 books. He has published hundreds of research papers and review articles across a range of scientific fields. He is also well-known as a media personality and science populariser in several countries.Professor Davies is the author of Demon In The Machine which, in the very first chapter, begins with the question ‘What is life?’ so I naturally had to begin with the question of panspermia, which is the theory which suggests that life on Earth did not originate on our planet. Big questions were tackled this week as we dove into our origins, whether or not we are alone and the hunt for a new earth.See more from Professor Paul DaviesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhysicistPaulDavies/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-davies-33634114 Website: http://cosmos.asu.edu/ 

Further Reading and Resources:This episode is based on The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle and can be purchased here.The Demon in the Machine: How Hidden Webs of Information Are Finally Solving the Mystery of Life - by Paul Davies

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