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What Is Life? Physics, Entropy, and Emergence

What Is Life? Physics, Entropy, and Emergence

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This episode explores the blurred line between physics and biology, framing life as a continuum of complexity rather than a fixed category.

Through thermodynamics, entropy, and information, it shows how matter can self-organize, replicate, and evolve—without any mystical life force.

Edge cases like viruses and prions reveal life as an emergent phenomenon, arising naturally from physical law.

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