Much to its chagrin, the demiurge cannot create life or imbue consciousness into dead matter. This episode examines viruses and organoids to uncover the fine line between living and non-living forms, and asks the question: what is life?

This brain organoid shows odd toroidal clumps of tissue. Organoids cannot level up to form organs.

Bacteriophage virus. This machine is a molecule. It is not alive.

SARS Covid-19 virus cross-section, displaying coiled RNA payload. A molecule. Viruses are not alive.