The Demon in The Machine | Paul Davies | Talks at Google

Paul Davies is an English physicist, writer and broadcaster, a professor at Arizona State University as well as the Director of the Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science. His research spans fields like cosmology, quantum field theory, and astrobiology. For Talks at Google he discusses his new book "The Demon in the Machine" about how hidden webs of information are solving the mysteries of life. For generations, scientists have struggled to make sense of the fundamental question "what is life?". On the boundary of science and philosophy, Paul Davies wonders if life can be explained by known physics and chemistry, or whether we do need something fundamentally new? Get the book here: https://goo.gl/uDZJ9i