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Bec, Riley and Murray comment on how science is done by people writing papers, not by omniscient textbooks. Nick Lane's discussion of transmembrane potentials and ATP as the energy currency of life. What is "nitrogen fixing"? How important are the non-HOCNPS elements? Wet/dry cycles from lunar tides do not affect inland hot springs. Riley likes the sliding scale of "aliveness". Is plate tectonics necessary for life?