Eric Smith与Jim进行了一场广泛的对话，涵盖了生命起源、货币系统、语言和可持续发展等主题。Eric首先分享了地球化学如何为生命起源提供信息，以及自催化过程的动力学。他还谈论了我们对生物系统的了解非常有限，以及这可能告诉我们关于费米悖论的什么。对话随后转向了制度的重要性以及对货币系统的动态视角，次贷危机、货币替代品和加密货币。最后，他们讨论了Eric对语言学的兴趣，以及语言学可以从现代概率中学习什么，生态系统可持续发展的关键关注领域，以及将‘小而本地’和‘全球政策’方法与可持续发展相协调的挑战，以及公民社会的作用等等。

👨‍🔬 地球化学与生命起源：Eric Smith解释了地球化学如何为生命起源提供见解，包括自催化过程的动力学以及早期地球的化学环境如何促成生命的出现。他强调了我们对生物系统的了解有限，并以此来解释费米悖论，即宇宙中存在大量恒星和行星，但我们却尚未发现任何外星生命。

💰 货币系统与制度：Eric Smith探讨了货币系统的动态视角，包括次贷危机、货币替代品和加密货币。他强调了金融制度在经济稳定和社会发展中的关键作用，并认为需要重新思考传统的货币体系，以应对不断变化的经济环境和技术进步。

🌍 可持续发展与跨学科思考：Eric Smith强调了可持续发展的跨学科本质，他认为需要结合自然科学、社会科学和人文科学的知识来解决可持续发展问题。他特别关注了将‘小而本地’和‘全球政策’方法与可持续发展相协调的挑战，以及公民社会在推动可持续发展中的重要作用。

🗣️ 语言学与概率：Eric Smith讨论了语言学与现代概率之间的联系，他认为语言学可以从现代概率中学习很多东西，例如如何理解语言的结构、演化和功能。他认为语言学可以为我们提供新的视角来理解人类思维和文化。

🌳 生态系统可持续性：Eric Smith强调了生态系统可持续性的重要性，并指出需要采取措施来保护生物多样性、减少污染和气候变化的影响。他认为可持续发展是一个复杂的挑战，需要政府、企业和个人共同努力才能实现。

🤝 公民社会与社会变革：Eric Smith强调了公民社会在推动社会变革中的重要作用。他认为公民社会可以为政府和企业提供监督和批评，并可以为解决社会问题提供创新性的解决方案。他鼓励人们积极参与公民社会活动，为建设一个更加公平、公正和可持续的社会做出贡献。

Eric Smith talks with Jim about geochemistry & the origins of life, monetary systems & dynamics, interdisciplinarity linguistics, sustainability, civil society, and much more...Multidimensional thinker Eric Smith has a wide-ranging talk with Jim about the origins of life, monetary systems, language & sustainability. Eric starts by sharing how geochemistry informs the origin of life topic, the dynamics of autocatalytic processes, how little we know about biological systems & what this might tell us about the Fermi paradox. The conversation then goes into the importance of institutions & a dynamic perspective on monetary systems, the subprime mortgage crisis, money substitutes & crypto. They then finish this chat by talking about Eric’s interest in linguistics & what it can learn from modern probability, key areas of focus for ecosystem sustainability, the challenge of reconciling ‘small local’ & ‘global policy’ approaches to sustainability, the role of civil society, and much more.Episode TranscriptMentions & Recommendations Eric's book, The Origin and Nature of Life on Earth The Theory of Money and Financial Institutions by Martin Shubik Slapped by the Invisible Hand: The Panic of 2007 by Gary Gorton Stabilizing an Unstable Economy by Hyman Minsky Jim's talk on Dividend Money Linas Vepstas on Learning Language... Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken FRONTLINE Doc, In the Age of AID. Eric Smith received the Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mathematics from the California Institute of Technology in 1987, and a Ph.D. in Physics from The University of Texas at Austin in 1993, with a dissertation on problems in string theory and high-temperature superconductivity. From 1993 to 2000 he worked in physical, nonlinear, and statistical acoustics at the Applied Research Labs: U. T. Austin, and at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. From 2000 he has worked at the Santa Fe Institute on problems of self-organization in thermal, chemical, and biological systems. A focus of his current work is the statistical mechanics of the transition from the geochemistry of the early earth to the first levels of biological organization, with some emphasis on the emergence of the metabolic network.