Freeman Dyson shares his own hypothesis for the origin of life, in which early molecules evolved metabolic activities at the time when replication still had a very high error rate.

Göran Lindblad discusses the phenomena of Confucius Institutes, and points out that Confucius Institutes try to influence students and the university curriculum, at the same time trying to gather intelligence and intellectual property. Unlike traditional foreign institutes that are separate entities that promote their country's agenda, Confucius Institutes attempt to integrate with the university as much as possible, and to keep the university dependent on the funding provided by the Confucius Institute.