Schrodinger's Question: What Is Life?

Join renowned physicist Brian Cox on an intellectual odyssey inspired by a groundbreaking book. In this captivating exploration, we delve into Erwin Schrödinger's age-old question, 'What is Life?' Schrödinger, a pioneer of quantum mechanics, pondered how the laws of physics and chemistry account for the events within a living organism. He ventured into the realms of DNA, crystal molecules, and the profound challenges presented by the second law of thermodynamics.

With Brian Cox as our guide, we embark on a fascinating journey to unravel the mysteries of life. Discover how the ordered energy from the sun and the remarkable process of photosynthesis lay the foundation for life's existence. As we explore non-equilibrium thermodynamics, we understand how life defies the universe's natural tendency toward disorder.

[bluehazard]

What is life? Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more

[benjamintrevino]

Life is that thing that you miss while you're pondering what life is.

[gregholman]

"Life" is a virtual-reality "experience".

[MrGMawson]

Very interesting and I knew that the fact is we evolved from the planet or something like that

[kenrickbenjamin]

What is life? Life is that which exists because everything is made of energy. There's two forms of life the innate and the nate. You can take it from here.

[VB]

What are the prerequisites to read this book?

[harishsk]

Life is perceiving ourselves as a reality through feelings which is pain. If we eliminate pain we eliminate life itself.

[kimsahl]

Life is a property of the animate nature.

[billmarshall]

A. That's too bad.
B. What's too bad?
A. Life.
B. What's life?
A. Life's a magazine.
B. How much does it cost?
A. A dollar.
B. I only have a dime.
A. That's too bad.
B. What's too bad?
A. Life.
B. What's life?
A. Life's a magazine.
... and to infinity and beyond.

[kp-wfsz]

Know the living things and you will know what and how widespread vast life itself is...!

Knowing everything is not possible also...so enjoy and experience life...as you are living..! After death you will assimilate with non living things...! And living and non-living things will be same...!

[philliprobinson]

Hi. "A captivating JOURNEY"? Three and one half minutes hardly gets us out the front door, let alone racing down the road. You run outta gas too soon! Cheers, P.R.

[zoricamastrovic]

Learn Transcendental Meditation and you will understand Singularity, the Being, the life.

[brieflycake]

What is Life, great song by George Harrison

[baraskparas]

Schrodingers definition of life was wrong by not distinguishing life from other entropy accretions such as planets or forming stars. Life on Earth is defined by RNA at some point in their lifecycle and RNA itself evolved into being from other varied coding polymers. Many single celled organisms rely on energy from the Earths heat or chemical energy. Photosynthesis evolved into being millions of years after lifes origin so Cox is wrong.
A new book published by Austin Macauley Publishers titled From Chemistry to Life on Earth outlines abiogenesis in great detail with a solution to the evolution of the genetic code and the ribosome as well as the cell in general using 290 references, 50 illustrations and several information tables with a proposed molecular natural selection formula with a worked example for ATP. Cheap as an e book.

[valevisa]

Life is one of the many effects of the Universe.Nothing else.

[jonhlion-nm]

'' LIFE '' IS THE ABILITY TO REPRODUCE ONESELF INCLUDING HUMANS, ANIMALS, PLANTS, INSECTS, FISH, BIRDS

[jameschu]

Life defies 2nd law of thermodynamics, anti entropy.🎉

[ChrisJansson-gc]

IN BETWEEN THE PREVOUS LIFE AND POSSIBLY THE NEXT. AFTER LIFE. LIFE IS INBETWEEN.
CHRISFJANSSON

[Chris-ndse]

I think the central tenant in this video, only holds if there was a Big bang at the start of the universe and science at present does not know if this was the case or not.

[aBeatleFanever]

And here I thought George Harrison wrote that song...