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Alive: What Life Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters

The Royal Institution

16 July 2026

A panel takes on the oldest question in biology, what actually counts as alive, with philosopher Melanie Challenger steering scientists through cells, consciousness and everything unseen. Expect more questions than answers, which is rather the point.

Alive: What Life Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters

The Royal Institution

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