Accelerating the Discovery of Abiotic Vesicles

About this episode

The episode discusses the discovery of abiotic vesicles and the role of AI in this research, featuring insights from chemist Sarah Maurer.

In this episode, host Tan Deleon is joined by Sarah Maurer, professor of chemistry at Central Connecticut State University, to share insights into the work she is doing on the origins of life, why the public should be aware of abiotic vesicles, how artificial intelligence (AI) has accelerated the discovery and study of abiotic vesicles, and how Sarah knew she wanted to be a scientist while still in kindergarten (spoiler alert: Albert Einstein's hairstyle had something to do with it).

People in this episode

Host: Tan Deleon

Guest: Sarah Maurer

Topics covered

• abiotic vesicles
• origins of life
• artificial intelligence
• science education
• chemistry

Keywords

• abiotic vesicles
• origins of life
• artificial intelligence
• chemistry
• science education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Central Connecticut State University

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