Life Coaching Courses

Building Life from Scratch - Panel Discussion at IPFest 2019

Panel discussion exploring origins of life, synthetic biology, and astrobiology. Experts discuss building life from scratch, technological advancements, and implications for understanding life's emergence on Earth and beyond.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Laws of Life, Time and Chance

Explore the intersection of physics and biology, uncovering mathematical frameworks for understanding life, time, and probability. Discover how chance governs cellular behavior and impacts complex biological phenomena.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Energy, Scaling, and The Future of Life on Earth

Explore the roles of energy and information in 21st century biology with Geoffrey West's lecture on scaling laws, energy dynamics, and their implications for life on Earth and our future.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Origin of Life - From Chemistry to Information Theory

Explore the enigma of life's origin through information theory and complexity, examining the transition from chemistry to biology and its implications for life in the universe.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Search for Life in the Universe

Explore the possibilities of extraterrestrial life and interstellar travel with astrophysics expert Pete Worden. Learn about cutting-edge initiatives, propulsion technologies, and recent discoveries in space exploration.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Life on Earth and Beyond: Exploring Possibilities for Extraterrestrial Life

Explore the possibilities of extraterrestrial life with physical biologist Chris Kempes. Learn about potential habitats, detection methods, and how familiar life forms might adapt to different environments across the universe.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Artificial Life, Open-Ended Evolution, and the Origins of Biological Complexity

Explore digital organisms to understand complex trait evolution, open-ended systems, and biological complexity. Insights on novelty, diversity, and major transitions in artificial life research.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Singular Origin of Complex Life

Explore the unique evolutionary event that led to eukaryotes, examining mitochondrial impact on genome expansion and the role of energy in complex life development.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Information Edge: Creation in Life, the Economy, and the Universe - Lecture 1

Explore the Information Edge principle and its role in creation across the universe, from cosmic structures to economic systems, with MIT professor Seth Lloyd.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Darwin's Extra Sense - Mathematics in Life Sciences

Explore how modern mathematics enhances our understanding of life sciences, bringing an "extra sense" to biological research as envisioned by Charles Darwin.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Complexity: Life, Scale, and Civilization

Explore the nature of complexity across scales, from genes to civilizations, with leading thinkers discussing fundamental questions about the universe, life, and human existence.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Inevitability of Life: Geochemistry and the Emergence of Living Systems

Explore the inevitability of life's emergence and persistence on Earth through geochemistry, challenging the notion of improbable events in life's origin.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Artificial Life for Bigger and Safer Computing - C4 Public Lectures

Explore artificial life principles for computer architecture, addressing performance limits and security issues through bottom-up autonomy and ecological robustness in machine design.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Life and Death of a Drop - C4 Public Lectures

Explore the fascinating physics of droplet formation, breakup, and splashing, revealing surprising insights into fluid dynamics and their importance in nature and everyday life.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Origins of Life in Space

Explore the origins of life in space with experts Caleb Scharf and Chris Kempes, discussing planetary models, the Drake Equation, and the probability of extraterrestrial life.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video