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Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution
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Lane builds the history of life around ten pivotal innovations — DNA, photosynthesis, sex, consciousness — explaining the biochemistry that made each possible. Hassabis calls Lane one of the top experts in the origin of life and recommends the book as fantastic on the Lex Fridman podcast.
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“There's a great book by Nick Lane, one of the top experts in this area called The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution. I think it's fantastic.”
Recommended in Lex Fridman Podcast #475 (2025) while discussing the origin of life and great filters.
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