A Matter of Energy

ebook Biology From First Principles: A Conversation with Nick Lane · Ideas Roadshow Conversations

By Howard Burton

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This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Nick Lane, Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry at University College London and bestselling author. After an inspiring story of Nick Lane's career path, this wide-ranging conversation covers his bioenergetic view of early, evolutionary history, the origin of life and how all complex life is composed of a very particular cell type that we all share, and more.

This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Big Picture, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:

  • A Long and Winding Road - Nick goes round the houses
  • Structuring Energy - Cells, membranes and a counterintuitive mechanism
  • Hydrothermal Vents - More than just chemistry
  • Simulational Challenges - Making your own hydrothermal vent
  • Synoptic Justifications - Philosophers wanted
  • Becoming Complex - From prokaryotes to eukaryotes
  • Marvellous Mitochondria - Insights from a metabolic worldview
  • Open Questions - From the origin of life to consciousness
  • About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series (100 books):

    Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research featuring world-leading researchers, including 3 Nobel Laureates, but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research. Howard Burton holds a PhD in physics and an MA in philosophy, and was the Founding Director of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.

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