The Chemist Decoding Our Cosmic Origins | Great Minds: Ewine van Dishoeck

The apparent void in the darkness of space is not as empty as you might think. In fact, it somehow holds the key to creating stars, planets, and even us! And Dutch super-scientist Ewine van Dishoeck made it her life's work to figure out how interstellar gas and dust turned into us.

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[SciShow]

Correction: At 0:33 and 0:40, it should be cubic centimeters instead of square centimeters. Thanks to everyone who pointed that out in comments!

[Sciencerely]

As a biologist, I think it's great that physics, chemistry and biology come together to explain how life was able to form. For example, the physicist Erwin Schroedinger said that all forms of life consist of cells as they help us to overcome the second law of thermodynamics which states that everything in the universe becomes more unordered over time. However, the simple fact that cells have membranes and highly complex biochemical reactions helps to overcome this issue (I just made a video trying to define "life"). It's so wonderful that such complicated things as life has been made from star dust!

[ElynevanOpzeeland]

Being dutch and hearing Hank trying to pronounce dutch things is a treat i didn't expect for today :D

[Wylie.Burp]

Chemistry hurts my brain but it is truly fascinating.

[MirorRflction]

So basically: Sticky wet dust balls in space + Time + Clouds of Extra Material = Stars and Planets

[lexxon]

Thank you Ewine Van Dishoeck!! I am grateful for your WORK!!!

[jayliciouslobster]

Hank! Your enthusiasm is so beautiful.

[TonyDootjes]

Excellent pronunciation on Leiden! Cheers from the Netherlands

[levi]

I think ive seen her a few times on my faculty in leiden. Most of my classes are a floor away from her office

[rdyer]

Don't you mean cubic centimeters not square centimeters?

[coryobrien]

Hey!! I used to live in leiden! Walked past that university all the time to get to the tram. Awesome city, favorite coffeshop there was goa for sure

[EmilyJelassi]

Absolutely fascinating video! I love this channel! 😊❤

[nicoleonfeels]

It’s amazing what a soup of gas and dust can do! ⭐️

[timmy]

Objectivity saved my life. So in a way I guess you could say science did. Unfortunately poverty restrict me from being able to be a patron... currently going to college to study environmental science so hopefully in the future I can support this channel because the daily content keeps me sane. Thank you so much! May you never stop creating content

[TheDavidlloydjones]

We measure volume in cubic centimetres.
Square centimetres of anything are flat and don't contain any atoms of anything.

[Scribe]

As a physicist I find this quite compelling

[sbomorse]

"She was made President... of the world" (said in the voice of Jeremy Clarkson)

[olevandongen]

Don't you mean cubic centimeter at the start of the video, not square centimeter?

[loompull]

Is it me or did they speed up the video at 3:56 to 4:01?

[noloanryanfan]

Love this series Great Minds. Incredible scientists