Our Lives Matter S1E08: The Big Bang to the Periodic Table of the Elements

01/18/24 • 17 min

The Big Bang was a huge explosion of energy. Some of it condensed into matter. That set the universe in motion. It led to the formation of atoms. It also led to the formation of galaxies, stars, and planets. Physics is the study of matter and energy. Atomic physics leads directly into chemistry. Electrons are attracted to the nuclei of atoms. What happens because of that? That sets the stage for the evolution of life on Earth. How did chemistry create biochemistry? ACT I Scene 1 [72 bpm] The universe began with an extremely dense concentration of...

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Math is the metaphysics of science. Every scientific discovery is the discovery of a mathematical pattern in the world. To tell a mathematical story of the world that people can grow up with, we need to start with games we can show to preschoolers to help them visualize the fundamental mathematical patterns in the world. As they get older they can use what they learned from their game to understand the world better. The scientific story of the world only depends on 4 mathematical laws that you can demonstrate with building blocks. ACT I Scene 1 Gym class...

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Our Lives Matter S1E09: The Evolution of Life

Genes are molecules. Evolution is caused by the replication, variation, and selection of genes. For life to begin on Earth, the geology of the Earth had to start a chemical reaction that could evolve. How did that happen? How did the evolution of genes lead to cells? To chromosomes? To multicellular life forms? The evolution of genes eventually created our brains. We use our brains to keep ourselves alive, which makes us keep evolving. How do the underlying themes of evolution show through in things people have thought about throughout history and think about today? ACT I Scene 1...