# Episode 323-Life's Battery

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Podcast: [The Natural Curiosity Project](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-natural-curiosity-project-1154510)
Published: 2026-06-26T18:18:30+00:00
Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/user-80982638/lifes_battery
Audio file: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2348005205-user-80982638-lifes_battery.mp3
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Duration seconds: 737

## Resource

Contrary to popular belief, life may very well not have begun on the sunlit surface of the planet--but rather in the deepest part of the deepest oceans. In his new book, "The Dark Frontier," marine geobiologist Jeffrey Marlow explains why.

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