Advertisement

Futureproof Gold: The Vital Question

Why do we have sex? Why do we have two sexes, and not 5 or 500? Why do we give birth and why do w...

Share this article

07.00 31 Oct 2019


Futureproof Gold: The Vital Question



Share this article

07.00 31 Oct 2019


Why do we have sex?

Why do we have two sexes, and not 5 or 500?

Why do we give birth and why do we die?

In the last 20 years a new body of evidence has emerged to get us closer than ever to answering some of our most fundamental questions.

What questions do we ask next?

Dr. Nick Lane is a biochemist and Author of The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life

First Aired: 19 September 2015


Read more about

Alkaline Hydrothermal Vents Archaea Bacteria Biochemistry Complex Life Eukarya Genomics Geology Mitochondria Mitochondrion Molecular Biology Origins Of Life

Related Episodes

World UFO Day: Are aliens real...

00:06:16

World UFO Day: Are aliens real?

The Hard Shoulder

00:06:16


How to do Stuff: Naming a Baby

00:14:34

How to do Stuff: Naming a Baby

The Hard Shoulder

00:14:34


A lot to discuss with Minister...

00:20:31

A lot to discuss with Minister Dara Calleary in studio

The Claire Byrne Show

00:20:31


Call for DCC to establish a co...

00:04:04

Call for DCC to establish a council-owned childcare delivery company

Newstalk Breakfast

00:04:04