Life 3.0 (Max Tegmark): Summary

Throughout the time that life has been present on Earth, it has evolved through 2 stages, writes Tegmark, and it will soon move to the third stage. The stages are shown below. Life 1.0: knowledge is gained through evolution, physical properties also evolve, e.g. Life 2.0: physical properties evolve, however knowledge can be instantly gained, e.g. Life 3.0: Both knowledge and physical properties can be changed without the need to evolve.