• Emergence – The Rise of Biological Complexity

  • May 31 2021
  • Length: 7 mins
  • Podcast
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Emergence – The Rise of Biological Complexity

  • Summary

  • In today’s episode of Future Rising we dive into an intriguing theory developed by MIT professor Jeremy England that ties together entropy and the emergence of life on earth.

    You can read more about England’s ideas in this Scientific American article from 2014:

    A New Physics Theory of Life: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-new-physics-theory-of-life/

    For more on the book Future Rising: A Journey from the Past to the Edge of Tomorrow, check out http://futurerisingbook.com

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    Host:
    Professor Andrew Maynard
    Web: http://andrewmaynard.net
    Twitter: http://twitter.com/2020science
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/literallyandrewmaynard/

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