What is life? chemistry -- What is life? information -- Where does life come from? -- How did life arise? the way to RNA -- How did life arise? from RNA to protein-DNA -- How did life arise? the birth of cells -- The history of life -- The invisible world of bacteria -- The mysterious birth of eukaryotes: the problem -- The mysterious birth of eukaryotes: a possible pathway -- The visible revolution -- The arrow of evolution -- Becoming human -- The riddle of the brain -- Reshaping life -- After us, what? -- Are we alone? -- How about God in all that?