Channel: Be Smart

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Description: Thank you to Policygenius for supporting PBS. To learn more go to Policygenius.com/BeSmart Go clubbing in virtual reality with Subcultured @PBS Voices: youtu.be/ZRPjgSrQ8gA ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ I recently got to sit down with physicist and science communicator extraordinaire Prof. Brian Cox. Did we talk about black holes, the Big Bang, or alien worlds? Nope! We talked about biology. Specifically, what is “life” and how did it begin? You might not expect it, but looking at life through the lens of physics can teach us a lot about why interesting groups of atoms like you and me exist. Learn more about Professor Brian Cox here: twitter.com/ProfBrianCox instagram.com/profbriancox facebook.com/ProfessorBrianCox ATP Synthase animations by Drew Berry (wehi.tv) courtesy of HHMI Biointeractive and WEHI ----------- Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons: Ali Freiburger Amy Sowada Attila Pix Baerbel Winkler Barbora Bei Burt Humburg Clinger-Hamilton Family dani bowman David Johnston DeliciousKashmiri Dustin Eric Meer Karen Haskell Ken Board Mehdi Damou Robert Young Roy Lasris Salih Arslan We’re on PATREON! Join the community patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart Twitter twitter.com/DrJoeHanson twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram instagram.com/DrJoeHanson instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merch store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smart Facebook facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs