Entropy and Complexity, Cause and Effect, Life and TimePosted on November 3, 2016 by Sean Carroll
... I had a very fun collaboration with Henry Reich, the wizard behind the Minute Physics videos. Henry and I have known each other for a while, and I previously joined forces with him to talk about dark energy and the arrow of time.
This time, we made a series of five videos (sponsored by Google and Audible.com) based on sections of The Big Picture. In particular, we focused on the thread connecting the arrow of time and entropy to such everyday notions of cause and effect and the appearance of complex structures, ending with the origin of life and how low-entropy energy from the Sun powers the biosphere here on Earth. Henry and I wrote the scripts together, based on the book; I read the narration, and of course he did the art.
Enjoy!
Please click through to the original article and watch the videos. Each one is about 3 minutes long and is easy to understand even without any scientific background.
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